Norm Nakamura is arguably the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, or even in the world. He is the only foreign apprentice of...
The revival of the tatara method of traditional steel production has begun! A new era in traditional Japanese steel (watetsu) manufacturing has been established...
Kitcho, a restaurant representing the pinnacle of Japanese kaiseki cuisine, is a name familiar to any Japanese food connoisseur. Teiichi Yuki, the restaurant’s founder,...
Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine or Kanda Myoujin, as it is lovingly known by most people who live in Japan, has a 1,300-year history going back...
Clive Hamilton’s latest book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia (Hardie Grant Books, 2018, 356 pp.), is an important read not just for...
The 76-year-old Paul McCartney visited Japan in the second week of November — his seventh time — to deliver yet again an awe-inspiring...
“Beautiful Japan,” the 16th photo contest sponsored by The Sankei Shimbun and Beyond 2020, announced the winners of the 2018 competition on October...
Denny Tamaki was pronounced as the new governor of Okinawa after a divisive campaign that remained singularly focused on the presence of American...
It's no secret that a clash between the iconic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and the King of the Monsters, Godzilla has been brewing over the past...
It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating teacher trip to Cambodia, my friend and colleague Saya and I sat...
By Ryosuke Kawaguchi The colors of the rapidly changing evening sky were reflected in the water. As the sun was setting...
By Anders Corr, Ph.D. China is one of history’s most dangerous countries. In August, the United Nations reported that China is...