(First of Two Parts) Part 2: In Xi Jinping’s Chastened China, an Emerging Insurgency Within the Party The regime of Xi Jinping underperformed when...
The renowned manga artist Leiji Matsumoto auctioned off an illustration with the ubiquitous Space Pirate Captain Harlock, donating the proceeds to the Molinette Hospital in Torino...
I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still reminds me about it. “You’ve always been in a hurry,” she...
The uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus outbreak have pushed the government and private entities to make difficult decisions for the safety of the general public....
Vivi Lin on the surface might seem like your average YouTuber. Five years ago, she started a channel to share her life, stories, and...
Photo Credit: Kyodo News, Official Website of Game Discontinued After Accusations of Plagiarism “鬼殺の剣” A company in South Korea producing games for smartphones was accused of...
Few trains stop in Yoichi. The small station stands frozen in time. Not many people make it up here, let alone in the middle of...
It’s a worldwide reality: facemasks are a scarce commodity these days. In places where masks are a prerequisite to venturing outside, people have even been...
Megaquakes surpassing the strongest ones in Japan’s recorded history could be forthcoming, a string of findings released by Japan’s Cabinet Office on April 21...
China, the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is stepping up its efforts toward normalization by ending the lockdown of Wuhan in Hubei province, and...
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, “Amabie” is going viral. The yokai (supernatural monster) believed to ward off pestilence became an instant sensation, with a number of...
Picture Courtesy of Japan Nuclear Agency: Core of a HTTR About 3 Meters Wide Comprised of Hexagonal Blocks, Very Different from Classic Light Water Nuclear...