Politics & Security
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Could Have Played a Larger Role in Fighting COVID-19, But…
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster re
Culture
PHOTOS| ‘Cheer Up! Hanabi Project’ Brings Fireworks All Over Japan To Fight COVID-19 Blues
How can we cheer each other up during the lifestyle restrictions imposed by COVID-19? With those clapping and [&hell
Culture
[Corona ni Makeruna] Haruki Murakami Goes On Air, Int’l Film Festival Goes Online
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It […]
Culture
Watch a Bunraku Performance of the 47 Ronin on YouTube!
Right now the internet is blowing up with entertainment aimed at keeping us all sane whilst under lockdown. A [&hellip
Travel
No, Sorry, Japan’s Tourism Boost Post-Pandemic Doesn’t Cover International Flights
The Japanese government unveiled on May 26 its stimulus plan to boost the economy, particularly the tourism sector, once
Coronavirus
Q&A COVID-19: The Various Drugs Being Researched in Japan
You might have heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to develop something new, let’s use medicines we already [&hellip
Culture
[Kimono Style] Many Ways to Enjoy Kimono in Lockdown
What have you been doing in lockdown? So many kimono events have been cancelled this year. In more […]
Coronavirus
How to Become Hyper Productive at Home with a Daily Routine
When the Japanese government first announced that Tokyo would be placed under a state of emergency, I felt that [&hell
Culture
Dripping with Irony and Yet Lyrical: How Cartoonist Taco Lin’s Satire is Very Much Like Taiwan
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan in late 2019 has thrown the world into a frenzy, […]
Culture
INTERVIEW| The King’s Singers During COVID-19: Looking Forward to their Japan Tour
(Part 2 of two articles, Part 1 can be read here.) COVID-19 has affected the lives of everyone in […]
Politics & Security
Provocations in the Senkakus Show How China Plans to Expand Maritime Control Post-Pandemic
Even as nations around the world are struggling to respond to the challenge of the novel coronavirus pandemic, [&hel
Coronavirus
[Mythbusters] Self-righteous Foreign Correspondents in Japan Claim Freedom to Be Offensive
On May 21, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) announced that it had removed from its website the [&helli