Month: June 2020

Capital Investment in China by Japanese Corporations

Despite Falling ROIs, Calls for Pullout, Why Are Japanese Firms Staying Put in China?

Hideo Tamura June 30, 2020

Amid fears sparked by the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, the Shinzo Abe...

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The Role of the Japanese Sword in Noh and Kyogen

Paul Martin June 30, 2020

Someone once said that studying the Japanese sword is one of the quickest...

Tanabata Grape

The origins and legend of Tanabata: Japan’s “Star Festival”

grape Japan June 30, 2020

One of the most important and most celebrated events happening in Japan during the...

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Foreigners Should Be Okay with Taro Aso Describing Japanese Good Manners as Mindo 民度

Duncan Bartlett, Diplomatic Correspondent June 30, 2020

All of us like to receive compliments. The Japanese, I have noticed,...

India Australia Virtual Summit

EDITORIAL | Australia-India Security Pact Should Help Realize U.S. and Japan’s ‘Free Seas’ Vision

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 29, 2020

Two major countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia and India, have reached...

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[Asia’s Next Page] For Stronger Defense Ties, Japan and India Should Quickly Finalize ACSA

Jagannath Panda June 29, 2020

One of the significant outcomes of the 13th Annual Prime Ministerial Summit between...

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[Speaking Out] National Diet Should Debate Constitutional Amendments During Recess

Akira Momochi June 29, 2020

While the National Diet ended its ordinary session on June 17, the Constitutional...

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JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Standout Forward Yuri Terao Continues Quest to Reach the NHL

Ed Odeven June 28, 2020

Yuri Terao had a strong first season with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies in...

FILE PHOTO: President Trump signs a memorandum for "Women's Global Development and Prosperity

A Look Into John Bolton’s 520 Days in the Wrong Room

Robert D Eldridge, PhD June 27, 2020

The recently-released memoirs of United States President Donald J. Trump’s former National...

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BASEBALL | Revisiting Nomomania: 25 Years Later, Pitching Great Luis Tiant Discusses Hideo Nomo’s Similar Style, Fierce Determination

Ed Odeven June 27, 2020

First in a series In the run-up to his unlikely selection as the National...

Flights Resume From Japan to Vietnam

Expect New Travel Rules As Japan Resumes Partial Business Travel With Vietnam

Arielle Busetto June 26, 2020

Amid calls for caution from experts and the World Health Organization regarding the COVID-19...

Shinkansen Online Bento Booking Service

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] You Can Order Your Shinkansen Bento Box in Advance

JAPAN Forward June 26, 2020

Those who have traveled on a bullet train in Japan will know what...