Despite the coronavirus lockdown, Masayoshi Son has made more money than any business leader in Japanese corporate history.
iPS cell research is moving ahead quickly with promising applications for COVID-19, diseases affecting vision and muscular function, among others. The issue to overcome next is...
This goodwill gesture to the Crown Prince of the Chrysanthemum throne by King George V arguably constitutes the high point of the remarkable relationship between Britain...
Have you ever been intrigued by Japanese toilets with their hands-free comforts? They may soon be in your neighborhood, too, as the pandemic expands demand for...
Between the threading, the dyeing, the weaving, the sewing, and everything in between “the complexity of each step is mind boggling”, explains Sheila Cliffe.
Dr. Toru Kakuta, a key person in Tokyo’s vaccine rollout and deputy head of the Tokyo Medical Association, explains how logistical issues from the national government...
Historical competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union, is bringing them together in space, with China’s goading, in an ominous new “Star Wars” era.
Japan has long regarded science and technology as tools for economic growth. Now we must rebuild the country’s power in this sector from the perspective of...
In March, six months after launch, Kirin’s Ichiban Shibori Zero Sugar beer surpassed the company's estimated sales at the fastest rate of sales of any new...
Drafted on the assumption of Western superiority, the postwar Japanese constitution is not an artifact of Japanese political will or self-determination, but a monument to what...
I was struck most by the incredible humanity of people here, and how even when the worst tragedy took place, they still managed to find it...
“With the long-standing effects of pandemic, the determining factor in recovery will become the vaccine…I plan to stand at the fore, and make sure that the...