Special Reports
[Eternal Hokusai] The Master’s Magnificent Techniques and Ideas
Part 5 of a series marking the artist’s 260th anniversary Other parts of the series: Introduction to a series on [&helli
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘One Love Chigusa” by Soji Shimada
The best science fiction is never about the future, but the present. One Love Chigusa, the latest offering […
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Lost in Evolution: Exploring Humanity’s Path in Asia’ by Hiroto Kawabata
Science is the art of seeing reality without distraction. Politics—the need for the world to be a certain way—is [&hel
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The World of Itō Jakuchū: Classical Japanese Painter of All Things Great and Small in Nature’ by Yasuhiro Sato
The Overlooked Itō Jakuchū When you hear the words “Japanese art,” what comes to mind? For some, it […]
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Flower Petals Fall but the Flower Endures’ by Seiichi Takeuchi
Flower petals fall, but the flower endures. The form perishes, but the being endures ー a saying of Buddhist […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World’ by Amy Stanley
This fascinating book is the story of the last generation of people to know the thriving metropolis of Edo […]
Politics & Security
Japan Has the Power and Responsibility to Keep China in Check, Says Book Author Yang Yi
The Chinese novelist Yang Yi (real name Liu Qiao) — so far the only non-Japanese national to ever […]
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital’ by Mark Teeuwen and John Breen
Out of the way and nestled in the foothill forests of the Shima peninsula, Ise is home to the […]
Politics & Security
A Look Into John Bolton’s 520 Days in the Wrong Room
The recently-released memoirs of United States President Donald J. Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bol
Politics & Security
BOOK REVIEW | ‘American Soldiers Witnessed Korean Comfort Women-Flowers of the War’ by Koichi Mera and Kiyoshi Hosoya
There is a new book out with original source information on Korean comfort women. American Soldiers Witnessed Korean C
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Merchant’s Tale: Yokohama and the Transformation of Japan’ by Simon Partner
It is a well-known story that Japan’s transformation from a largely closed nation, sakoku, into a powerful internati
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners! My Life in Japan in the ’80s’ by Joe Palermo
No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners is a short 127-page easy-to-read book that provides the reader with a tapestry of [&hell