Part 8 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to know more about what it is that attracts men and women...
On Monday, August 31, Toshimaen, a “retro amusement park” in Tokyo, ended 94 years of operation. A large portion of the site will...
I first met Shinzo Abe when Japan’s bubble economy was at its zenith. Not yet a politician himself, he was deputizing for his father as...
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2020 is turning out to be far beyond anyone’s economic predictions. The Bank of Japan — especially with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the...
Part 7 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to know more about what it is that attracts men and women...
Have you ever watched a film and become so entrenched in the story that you wanted to visit the locations featured in it, just to experience...
Rikako Ikee's return to competitive swimming is one of the most uplifting stories in these difficult times. Day after day, we are inundated...
In a ceremony on August 17, the city of Hargeisa, capital of the de facto state of Somaliland on the eastern edge of the African...
Those who have spent too much time with the Japanese print and broadcast media, which echoes (and is echoed by) many Western media, are...
Naomi Osaka appears ready to compete at the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday, August 31, despite a weekend injury that raises questions about her...
Photo of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaving Keio University Hospital in Tokyo after treatment. On August 28, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caught Japan’s political world...