In early June, author Naoki Hyakuta, 61, was scheduled to speak at Hitotsubashi University during the two-day “Kodaira Festival.” University officials, however, cancelled his lecture,...
All of Japan is currently captivated by the 14-year-old Souta Fujii. Undefeated since his debut match last December, the youngest ever professional shogi (or Japanese...
It happened in the lush woodland area of Khimki, near Moscow, late at night in July 2012. Someone set the heavy equipment on fire in...
The recent news of Otto Warmbier’s death has shocked the United States and the rest of the world—except for Japan. Sadly, Japan has long understood,...
A segment of the foreign English-language news media has taken up the report of David Kaye, special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right...