Shinji Tsuchimochi is an ukiyo-e artist planted solidly in the 21st century, and, like the ukiyo-e from 300 years ago, his work represents the best of...
Japan, the defending Olympic men's gymnastics team champion, will compete at the Tokyo Games with four Olympic debutantes, Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuma Kaya, Wataru Tanigawa and Takeru...
It was China that started the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, China uses the debt it forced onto others in a global recession to demand gratitude and obedience...
Today known as mercury poisoning, the illness was first called “Minamata disease” in 1957. But the story doesn’t end there. Manga author Sean Michael Wilson took...
There are approximately 130 million karate enthusiasts across 194 countries and regions. Usami’s kata has been described as the “most beautiful in the world.”
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others paved the way to help Taiwan fight a surge of COVID-19 cases when President Tsai Ing-wen said they couldn't...
To recall, Taiwan was the first to report the detection of “a virus similar to SARS” in the Wuhan area, but because of China’s influence, the...
The Nakani shop creates the patterns on the hand towels using a technique called "chusen," which is said to have been invented in Osaka in the...
Japan's first gene-edited food is a tomato that contains four to five times more GABA, a substance reported to be effective in controlling high blood pressure.
Who qualifies to get vaccinated? In principle, all members of the population over 16 are eligible.
If Japanese vaccines can be made easily transportable and available, access to vaccinations will be broadened for a greater number of people in the developing world.
Kotaro Nishibori is one of a handful of craftsmen making traditional ‘wagasa’ Japanese umbrellas in Kyoto out of paper and bamboo, and now he’s bringing his...