In the winter of 2002–2003, the deadly SARS coronavirus exploded out of China’s “wet-blood” wildlife markets. SARS infected over 8,000 people worldwide and killed almost 800....
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards haven’t played a game since a 122-115 victory over the New York Knicks on March 10. The NBA...
First of Two Parts (Read Part Two here) The current fight against the novel coronavirus is only the latest in a series of...
If you've been reading grape Japan lately, then there's a good chance that you know about Amabie アマビエ. Legend has it that the yōkai 妖怪...
With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is it not time to reform the United Nations...
About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of the 3rd Disruptive Revolution” (Daisan no Garagarapon Kakumei ga Okoru Shuki) to...
It’s been quite the unusual year, especially for the newly-enthroned Emperor of Japan, who ascended the Chrysanthemum throne on May 1, 2019, starting the new...
(First of Two Parts) Part 2: In Xi Jinping’s Chastened China, an Emerging Insurgency Within the Party The regime of Xi Jinping underperformed when...
The renowned manga artist Leiji Matsumoto auctioned off an illustration with the ubiquitous Space Pirate Captain Harlock, donating the proceeds to the Molinette Hospital in Torino...
I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still reminds me about it. “You’ve always been in a hurry,” she...
It’s a worldwide reality: facemasks are a scarce commodity these days. In places where masks are a prerequisite to venturing outside, people have even been...