Coaching legend Don Shula died on Monday, May 4, at his South Florida home. He was 90. It was only one football game,...
If you've been reading grape Japan lately, then there's a good chance that you know about Amabie アマビエ. Legend has it that the yōkai 妖怪...
At this time in 2019, I was on a very crowded train on the way from Aomori prefecture back to Tokyo. This year, I was...
Various information has been circulating about the health of top North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The most plausible information at present is what...
Spring in Japan is usually a season for flower viewing. It’s a seasonal activity that attracts Japanese, foreign residents, and tourists to well-known sites for...
With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is it not time to reform the United Nations...
About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of the 3rd Disruptive Revolution” (Daisan no Garagarapon Kakumei ga Okoru Shuki) to...
(Last of Two Parts) Part 1: Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict Reading between the lines of Xi Jinping’s recent...
Source: © SocialWire Co., Ltd. If there is one positive thing that is coming out from the current dire situation, it would be the amount of creativity...
It’s been quite the unusual year, especially for the newly-enthroned Emperor of Japan, who ascended the Chrysanthemum throne on May 1, 2019, starting the new...
On April 19, the Chinese government announced that it had established two new administrative districts in the South China Sea ― one for the Paracel...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday evening, May 4, that the state of emergency would be extended until the end of the month, citing the...