Just three days after the city council of San Francisco in California, the United States, allowed a statue depicting South Korean war comfort women be...
Akiko Macdonald (center) was treated as VIP and escorted by the armed local police officers Places where battles took place always have sad stories...
Daniel Mitsui is an artist living and working in the United States. In 2016, Fr. William Farge’s The Trials of Baba Bunko—about a samurai and...
For a decade I have taught American attorneys and law students about the Japanese legal system. One of the great hurdles is getting them to...
British industrial historians Sir Neil Cossons (photo on the right) and Barry Gamble (on the left) have been involved for more than a decade with...
“If the city of San Francisco [in California] accepts the donated comfort women statue, then the sister city agreement will be dissolved.” Osaka Mayor Hirofumi...
Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo Creative cosplay shared the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show 2017 on its third day Saturday, September 23, when...
The Japanese are acutely aware of transient nature of all things. The degree to which they actively acknowledge impermanence has turned it into an aesthetic...
(Last of 2 Parts) On September 3, Princess Mako, eldest daughter of Prince Akishino, gave a press conference at Akasaka Goyochi in Tokyo with...
(First of 2 parts) On September 3, Princess Mako, eldest daughter of Prince Akishino, gave a press conference at Akasaka Goyochi in Tokyo with...
The Japan Art Association on Tuesday, September 12, formally announced 5 recipients of the 29th prestigious Præmium Imperiale International Arts Awards at the Juilliard School in...
(Part 2 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Related story: A Visit to the Atelier | Utagawa Kuniyoshi: The Ukiyo-e Artist You Should...