(Last of two parts) Part 1: [Mythbusters] The Ghosn Show: Less Than A Full Court Presser An indication that Ghosn has been less...
(First of 2 Parts) On January 8, the former Nissan CEO and fugitive from alleged “medieval justice” in Japan held a much-anticipated press conference...
On December 17, 2019, the Toba Aquarium in Toba City, Mie prefecture announced that a Zoantharia coral raised at the aquarium has been recognized as...
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The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and...
The author looks at studies of the political affiliations of American university professors to understand their academic bias.
As the New Year 2020 begins, Rei (令) – the first character of the Reiwa era (dedicated to Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito) – has been...
Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan from 2000 to 2008, observes that China has, in various ways, been interfering in the presidential election in Taiwan, scheduled...
According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” As Japan moves into the second year of the Reiwa...
On February 13, 2017, a crime shocked the world. Kim Jong Nam, the oldest brother of the supreme leader and chairman of the Workers’ Party...
Shoko Kanazawa, 34, a Japanese calligrapher who also happens to have Down Syndrome, decided that the kanji for the first New Year of the...
What were the words and topics that Japanese couldn’t get enough of in 2019? What were the buzzwords on everyone’s lips? For this five-part...