The future of regionalism in the larger Indo-Pacific continues to be uncertain. This is because the region expects China to be more forthcoming and transparent,...
Mark Ramseyer, Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Japanese law. He is also...
Despite the blistering cold at this time of year in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological News Agency has released its prediction of the 2019 schedule...
China’s increasingly belligerent approach to regional and international politics and trade is causing investors, importers, and exporters to diversify risks away from China and into...
The last weeks of 2018 saw a spate of articles in the English language press reporting that the Japanese “birth rate” was at the...
Driving was never really an option for me, until I started working in Japan. Despite having a driver's licence for over 10 years, I had always...
The male idol group perhaps most associated with Japan — Arashi — is to be no more. The five members of the popular boy band...
Former Asahi Shimbun newspaper reporter Takashi Uemura said at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) that he regrets he “won the debate” over his...
Women’s professional tennis has a new queen. She is the Japanese player Naomi Osaka. And the stunning way in which she has come to wear...
(Last of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu Goto Find Common Resolve to End Abduction Issue Part 2: Should Japanese...
The Kansai Tourism Bureau released a fun video series on January 21, explaining the basics of Japanese culture to the ever-increasing number of tourists. ...
(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu Goto Find Common Resolve to End Abduction Issue The following is...