Despite the loss, Terunofuji almost certain to be promoted to sumo's highest rank.
July 25th is kakigori day! It’s a summer treat dating to the Heian period,made by spinning a block of ice over a blade for a light,...
With her novel Higanbana ga Saku Shima (“Island Where the Autumn Equinox Flowers Bloom”), Li Kotomi is the first person since 2008 whose first language is...
With plans for 12 new car models and a semiconductor shortage in the fallout of the supply chain issues accompanying the pandemic, there are big challenges...
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and other series giving us the perspectives of famous and unknown places of the time, without ever reusing them.
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is using press interviews to smear Japan’s justice system but he balks when confronted with tough questions.
The international regulation, to be introduced in 2023, will put a stop to the competition to excessively reduce corporate taxes. Large IT companies will be required...
“One of the charms of Yosakoi is its diversity, as anyone in the world can share and participate in it,” says Rika Oka of Kochi, where...
In early July, several prefectures saw the supply of vaccines distributed to them drop. Yet, on July 8, PM Suga said “there are still 40 million...
As more Japanese get vaccinated, the Prime Minister figures out the next steps for reviving the economy.
The world put faith in Japan’s COVID-19 countermeasures and its ability to prepare. To host an Olympics with no spectators is an embarrassing catastrophe for the...
This happens as Chinese companies aggressively seek inroads in Pacific Island nations in the areas of cable and cell phone operations and port facilities.