Amid the coronavirus outbreak, “Amabie” is going viral. The yokai (supernatural monster) believed to ward off pestilence became an instant sensation, with a number of...
Japan buckled up ahead of an unusual Golden Week ー its longest holiday of the year ー with the country under a state of emergency that...
On April 18, China’s State Council announced its approval of setting up two new municipal districts as dependencies of the southernmost Sansha city, in Hainan...
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, the Japanese drug Avigan has commanded global attention as a front-runner among treatment options for the illness it causes,...
The Japanese language school I attend in Yokohama has been conducting lessons online for over a month now. And despite my initial misgivings...
Crewmembers aboard the Theodore Roosevelt and three other United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have been found infected with the novel coronavirus. Given that...
The Sankei Shimbun gained new insights into United States foreign policy in an April 23 interview with Joseph M. Young, the chargé d’affaires ad interim...
Seasonal changes that accompany the coming of spring are normally highly anticipated — in part, because of the fashion that goes with it. However, with...
Tragedies are unfolding around us as a result of slow and inadequate responses at both the national and local government levels as the novel coronavirus...
As Japan inches closer to an effective lockdown nationwide, increasingly dominating the public conversation is what could be the best exit strategy in the fight...
In a time of COVID-19, when many feel helpless towards the invisible enemy, it can be tempting to just throw caution to the winds....
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. is speeding up the process of collecting the blood of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in various parts of...