Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 86, briefly lost consciousness and collapsed on Wednesday, January 29, the Imperial Household Agency disclosed. Akihito underwent an MRI examination,...
When I requested a review copy of this book, I expected something rather similar to Japan As Number One — relatively short, journalistic, and...
Japan unveiled on January 23 the uniforms that its team will showcase during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in...
(Last of 2 Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | Hanjin Lew: Human Rights, Intelligence Sharing Will Help Repair U.S.-ROK-Japan Alliance When South Korea...
In the last two months of 2019, two South Korean complaints — allegedly based on the period during which Korea was under Japanese control (1910-1945) —...
The curtain has closed on the one-month performance of the big hit kabuki adaptation of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, but the show will...
Current and former professional athletes in Japan joined the world in mourning the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant. The news broke early Monday,...
Located deep in the mountains of Gifu prefecture lies the secluded Taki Shrine. With moss-covered grounds and a sacred waterfall, it is surrounded by nature....
In alliance with the World Tower Federation of Great Towers, Tokyo Tower donned an Australian color theme Sunday night, January 26, as a show of support...
(Last of 5 Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | From Hiroshima to the World: Tadashi Yanai on the Secrets of UNIQLO’s Success Part 2: INTERVIEW | UNIQLO’s...
On January 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her call for Taiwan to be recognized as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO). That...
Japan will evacuate “by every means” its nationals who are in Wuhan City, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in China’s Hubei province. This was...