Historian Tetsuo Owada has referred to the samurai figure Hidesato Fujiwara as "the demon killing squad of the Heian period," bringing new interest to the region.
The Progressive Club Sandwich assumes Western moral superiority and Japanese backwardness. India offers a very different suite of flavors.
Little attention had been paid to the beautiful gilded leather sword scabbard. But now it’s surprising history is revealing Ieyasu’s relations with the West .
The difference between Xi and his predecessors (Deng, Jiang and Hu) is not merely party surveillance ー which existed in the past ー but total control...
JINF’s 2021 Kokkiken award goes to American author Toshi Yoshihara, with special Kokkiken Awards to two South Korean researchers, for helping Japan and the world better...
The indie documentary Runner, about South Sudanese athlete Guor Maker, is about the hunger for recognition and respect that fuels the popularity of the Olympics.
As far as Japan is concerned, there is no territorial dispute over the Senkakus. Any claims to the islands by other countries can only be described...
As a member of the G7 and China’s neighbor, Japan should be in the forefront of efforts to thwart the CCP regime’s quest for hegemony.
Japan’s participation in the Korean War is not a secret. It helped defend South Korea, sending crews and minesweepers into actual combat during the crucial first...
The court appears to recognize that public awareness of the facts about wartime Korean workers in Japan has become widespread in South Korea, even though opinion...
In South Korea, where “Japan is always evil,” a lower court sides with Japan in a demonstration of the courage to go against public opinion and...
UNESCO takes notice of the archeological sites of the Jomon period as a World Cultural Heritage Site representing a rich lifestyle and spiritual culture.