Once again, gaming aficionados will be trooping to Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, from September 12 to 15 for the video games, eSports,...
On a recent visit to the city of Changsha in China’s Hunan province, I took a side trip to Shaoshan, the picturesque little village...
The Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture) is enveloped in chilly air as I walk through. After about a 20-minute stroll, the 750-meter passageway...
(Second of Two Parts) Read Part 1 at this link. The second installment of this two-part report on the remnants of Tokyo’s extensive...
(First of Two Parts) Read Part 2 at this link. At its peak, Tokyo had an extensive public tram network which covered 213 kilometers of...
KabukiMA, a theatrical troupe which practices and promotes Japanese theatre in the West, will premiere a unique rendition of Narukami Thunder God, an 18th century...
One of the highlights of the Fuji Rock Festival 2019 was a chance to see Wednesday Campanella vocalist KOM_I and experimental music producer Oorutaichi perform...
Superfly Performance: Photo Credit Masato Yokoyama Fuji Rock Music Festival 2019 kicked off its 23nd year on Friday 26 July, with a menu of music...
Performing for their third time at the Fuji Rock Festival, GLIM SPANKY is the quintessential band for a festival set in the mountains. Originally...
The pioneering British electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers are touring the world with their latest album, No Geography, released in April 2019. JAPAN...
Free speech is rapidly becoming a vanishing commodity worldwide. Political correctness, pandemic fake news, social media “shadow bans,” and hidebound institutional biases at universities...
A Japanese government source revealed on July 10 that the South Korean government had taken administrative actions against multiple domestic companies that had illegally exported...