CAPTION: Kunito Horii is surrounded by karihari (temporary pasting) mounds used to dry Hanging Scrolls, which are being restored at the Usami Shokakudo Cultural Heritage Restoration...
Everything is on the formal side. From smart suits (everyone more or less wears the same black one) to set phrases that are used for...
Numerous English language articles have claimed that Japan has “more pets than children,” as though this was a singular and defining characteristic of Japanese society....
Three decades after the Chinese Communist government’s brutal attack on unarmed demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square — belying its name of Gate of Heavenly...
Maiko, or apprentice geisha, are one of the main attractions of the ancient capital of Kyoto. Young maiko in their elegant kimonos, with their...
It is already 30 years since the Tiananmen Massacre of June 4, 1989, during which regular units of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army bloodily suppressed...
With Narendra Modi having taken over the saddle of the prime minister for a second term, the eyes of the world are back on...
Family Mart recently opened a next-generation test store, which uses the latest facial recognition technology “Face Pass” designed by Panasonic. Face Pass, a...
The student movement for human rights crushed by force by the Chinese government in Tiananmen Square has just reached its 30th anniversary, but discussion of...
Japan’s plan to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup means sports fans from around the world will be visiting, presenting an opportunity to train the...
(Part 7 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Kuniyoshi was blessed with many disciples who revered their teacher. This fondness was...
JAPAN Forward, the news and opinion website showing “the real Japan” to the world, celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday, June 1, with the launch...