Both Japanese and people from the Korean Peninsula worked in the coal mines in the war era, risking their lives. Now there is a museum to...
Photo Credit: Samatha Milligan Where are you from? This is a question often asked of foreign residents in Japan. While it can get repetitive, it arises...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
The regular session of the National Diet, which had been hard-pressed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, came to a close on June 17....
A 22-year-old professional wrestler with bubble gum pink hair was reportedly found dead in her apartment on May 23, with a suicide note addressed to her...
On May 23, Hana Kimura, a member of the cast for the Fuji Television series Terrace House distributed by Netflix, was found dead in her Tokyo...
Major League Baseball is coming back. After contentious negotiations between the owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association led to an impasse...
The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated by North Korea under its kidnapping program in the 1970s...
For reporters around the world, it was hard to miss the news that Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, a Philippine news site, was convicted...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their supply chains and political commitments from an increasingly...
In an effort to bolster competition in East Asia, the B. League and the Korean Basketball League finalized an agreement in late May for...
GBL is a lineup of official Studio Ghibli merchandise which reimagines motifs from the classic animations as trendy and wearable fashion items. The style...