This year, so many events all over Japan have been either canceled or scaled down, but the residents of Kasama, found an ingenious way to keep...
This COVID-19 dominated year just seems to be never ending. With new travel restrictions and advisories issued around the globe, many people around the world are...
Religious persecution of Tibetans, attempts to usurp the power of the Dalai Lama, depleting natural resources of the Tibetan plateau, big concerns targeted by new U.S....
Penetration of Japan is deeper and higher up than many believe. It is also easier. Chinese are able to blend into the population in Japan and...
The warm glow of lanterns. The chatter of people in the distance. The occasional burst of laughter as people wished to each other, “Happy New Year”....
~ It’s impossible to think about 2020 without remembering how increasingly video game culture came to the fore in pop culture conversation. ~ As 2020 comes...
~ This crisis is presenting an opportunity for the relevance of all kinds of culture and art to be better understood; how they reveal the importance...
Japan makes up for its short history celebrating the Christmas holiday with an abundance of creativity and array of winter illuminations
~ I tried to imagine what stylish woman wore this beautiful hat before me. I paired it with a kimono from the Taisho period ~ 2020...
Because it is so spacious, a visit to this park at any time of the year lets you forget that you are in the greatest single...
In the Renaissance there were countless wars, plagues, atrocities, and tragedies. What do we remember? We remember great artists and writers. Long live the arts! (Mitsuko...
~ Congratulations to Emperor Emeritus Akihito on his Birthday ~ On December 23, the Emperor Emeritus Akihito celebrated his 87th birthday in a quiet fashion befitting...
