Cherry blossom season and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions are bringing a sense of hope to restaurants and other businesses in Japan.
The secret Daijosai ritual remains a mystery, but a new theory has been proposed that links Japan’s oldest traditions to a long cultural corridor through Eurasia.
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Jay Alabaster is a longtime journalist and now a PhD student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He is also an...
To get a feel for Ice Ribbon's part to play in Japan's wrestling landscape, grape Japan sat down with wrestling icon and heart and soul of...
Take a walk around the neighbourhood today and you’ll see remnants of post-war Japan in the shopping arcades, winding backstreets and, of course, on Hoppy Dori.
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The Dalai Lama’s liaison for Japan and East Asia predicts that Russia’s Putin will fail in Ukraine just like China has failed to erase Tibet’s religion,...
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It’s still difficult to travel around Japan, but cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in many ways!