The first election of the Reiwa era, which selected half the members of the 25th House of Councillors on Sunday, July 21, handed the ruling...
Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito won majority of the seats in the House of Councillors on Sunday, July 21,...
A fire at Kyoto Animation - one of Japan’s leading animation studios - discovered mid-morning on Thursday July 18, killed at least 34 people and...
A Japanese government source revealed on July 10 that the South Korean government had taken administrative actions against multiple domestic companies that had illegally exported...
“In view of our findings of rigorous monitoring and inspection procedures, we are ready to take them off our list of regulatory targets,” said...
The underlying theme of the Suntory Museum of Art’s collections is “Art in Life,” and those who visit the venue will be introduced to the...
A blanket ban on commercial whaling is therefore clearly and totally misguided as a method of protecting these endangered species. The year 1972...
A symposium held in Geneva Switzerland on July 2 sought to set the record straight concerning allegations by South Korea that conscripted workers from the...
Second of Three Parts Part 1: Samurai Spirit of Fukushima: The Shonentai Youth Corps of Nihonmatsu Castle In the late Edo period, the...
Japan’s action slapping export restrictions on trade with South Korea earlier in July brought to mind images of Abashiri Bangaichi (The Walls of Abashiri...
Prior to hosting the G-20 Summit in Osaka in late June, the Abe government was considering proposing a set of rules for infrastructure investment...
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