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...
Japan’s announcement that it would quit the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and restart commercial whaling after a 31-year hiatus brought waves of criticism from anti-whaling...
On July 1, a brand-new model of the Tokaido Shinkansen train made its debut. As the first full model change in 13 years, the...
At least 23 people are presumed dead and 14 more missing as of Sunday, July 5, after torrential rains pounded Japan’s southern island of Kyushu the...
June has arrived, and along with it an unusually early rainy season comes knocking at the door. Muggy days, alternating between scorching sunshine and...
At the Akasaka Imperial Residence on May 14, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako received a lecture by Hiromitsu Shimada, the Cabinet Office’s director general...
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...
Last of Two Parts (Read Part One here.) Epidemics not Mentioned After the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was defeated badly in the 2009...
First of Two Parts (Read Part Two here) The current fight against the novel coronavirus is only the latest in a series of...
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...
Seasonal changes that accompany the coming of spring are normally highly anticipated — in part, because of the fashion that goes with it. However, with...
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. is speeding up the process of collecting the blood of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in various parts of...