Former Abe Cabinet advisor Koko Kato left the Prime Minister's Office and took on new duties as the executive director of the NPO, the...
Sake brewer Asahi Shuzō Co., Ltd, which is known for the famous brand Dassai, announced it is out to cultivate the finest quality Yamada Nishiki...
A year since the ban on minpaku (lodging at a private residence) under the Private Lodging Business Act was lifted, changes in the way...
When talking about rugby, there is something that you should never forget — beer. Just as the oval shaped ball is indispensable to rugby, beer...
Funazushi: you either love or hate this fermented sushi. The pungent dish is made from Nigoro buna, a species of crucian carp found only...
Kakuda City, a place in the middle of nowhere in Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, has managed to make a name for itself by planting...
It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan old merchant district in Kurashiki, the second largest city in Okayama Prefecture....
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relations have plummeted to their lowest levels since...
President Moon Jae In clearly adopted a defiant stance in response to the Japanese government’s decision to delist South Korea from the list of Group...
Isn’t totalitarianism from either the left or the right the common enemy of democratic countries and their citizens? Joining hands and close cooperation are...
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narrative to their own purposes, justifying and even...
KabukiMA, a theatrical troupe which practices and promotes Japanese theatre in the West, will premiere a unique rendition of Narukami Thunder God, an 18th century...