China, the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is stepping up its efforts toward normalization by ending the lockdown of Wuhan in Hubei province, and...
Japan buckled up ahead of an unusual Golden Week ー its longest holiday of the year ー with the country under a state of emergency that...
On April 18, China’s State Council announced its approval of setting up two new municipal districts as dependencies of the southernmost Sansha city, in Hainan...
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, the Japanese drug Avigan has commanded global attention as a front-runner among treatment options for the illness it causes,...
The Japanese language school I attend in Yokohama has been conducting lessons online for over a month now. And despite my initial misgivings...
In a time of COVID-19, when many feel helpless towards the invisible enemy, it can be tempting to just throw caution to the winds....
“How is Japan handling the coronavirus?” That was the question my friends here in the United States asked me over the past month, and I...
On April 20, CNN reported that, according to a United States intelligence official, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was “in grave danger” following a surgery....
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on April 16 that the government was extending the state of emergency, necessitated by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic...
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread in the United States, more and more citizens of that country are squarely placing the blame for the...
This video has gone viral — the safe and good type of viral. In less than three weeks, Gen Hoshino — singer, songwriter, actor,...