Ishihara was never afraid to give his opinion, even when the “sensible” thing was to say nothing. Sometimes he seemed to be wrong but was finally...
Ishihara loved unlikely adventures, but there was more to it than that. He was fascinated by the supernatural and inexplicable, and even flying saucers.
A politician who disliked foreigners but pro-immigration, won Japan’s top literary prize at 23, was involved in over 40 films, chased the Loch Ness monster ...
The Tokyo exhibition — through April 17 — takes the visitor into the Japanese dream of one of the great artists of modern times.
Japan has managed the COVID-19 pandemic without compulsory lockdowns, penalizing the unvaccinated, and other illiberal measures. So why change it now?
How did a ninety-two year old woman who has been a virtual recluse in a Tokyo mental hospital since 1975 become “the world’s most popular artist”?
Invigorate your New Year with a look at some of the possibilities in 2022 that could rock our world in energy, finance, the pandemic, economics and...
According to data from the United Nations, the ratio of the average income of the richest 10% in Japan to the poorest 10% is 4.5x. That...
An absorbing read in its own right with some of the charm of a Hayao Miyazaki anime film, Monkey Man provides an intriguing picture of an...
The modern Olympic Games has never been a purely sporting event. Right from the beginning, it has always held up a mirror to the political and...
The Progressive Club Sandwich assumes Western moral superiority and Japanese backwardness. India offers a very different suite of flavors.
In 1964, not only did Japan’s women’s volleyball team beat the Soviets under the gaze of then-Crown Princess Michiko, they also set off a multi-decade boom...
