Culture
5 Reasons Japan Should Quit Smoking
There’s never been a better time to give up cigarettes. I gave up smoking about eight years ago, […]
Politics & Security
As with the Wuhan Virus, China Isn’t Being Transparent About Its Chemical Weapons Program
China declared compliance with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use
Special Reports
Experts Warn of Widespread Blackouts, Disruptions, If Mount Fuji Erupts
A working committee of the Japanese government’s Central Disaster Management Council, chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo
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Want Vivid Pink Sakura Indoors? Hirosaki University Researchers Might Just Make That Possible
Cherry blossoms beautifully color the landscape of Japan at this time every year. Now, a research team at Hirosaki [&h
Politics & Security
Existing Drugs Tested as Experts Search for Effective Treatments for COVID-19
With the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus, Japan is revving up the development of drugs to treat it. […]
Politics & Security
20 Countries Still Restrict Japanese Food Imports 9 Years After Earthquake Disaster
Nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, 20 countries and regions out of the original 54 continue to [&hellip
Politics & Security
Biological Weapons the Focus of China’s Military Research in the Last 20 Years
Independent Chinese media outlet Caixin Global revealed that Chinese laboratories had in fact identified a mystery vir
Economy & Tech
EDITORIAL | 9th Anniversary of 3.11 Reminds Us to Build A Crisis-Resistant Japan
On March 11, 2020, Japan marked the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The massive […]
Blog
A Hospital Stay in Japan is Hardly the Worst of All Possible Fates
With the COVID-19 continuing to spread like wildfire worldwide, it is not surprising that foreigners living in Japan w
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Postponed Xi Jinping Visit A Chance for Japan to Rethink Its China Policy
The governments of Japan and China on March 5 jointly announced the postponement of the state visit by Chinese [&helli
Politics & Security
Who’s ‘Environmentally Backward’? Japan is Developing These New Energy Technologies
Criticism has been on the rise worldwide against the use of coal for emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide [&hellip
Special Reports
71 Cities in Japan At ‘Very High’ Risk of 3-Meter-High Tsunami Within the Next 30 Years
On January 24, the Earthquake Research Committee of the Japanese government issued a new report announcing the probabi