The Crown Prince of Japan will be crowned Emperor in May 2019. What sort of person is he, really? When we asked his acquaintances and...
Above: photo taken by Nheyob of a stained glass window depicting St. Patrick / Source: Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, alongside a flurry of announcements...
China’s leaders sent two clear messages from this month’s National People’s Congress in Beijing. The first was that President Xi Jinping is centralizing power based on...
(Conclusion) Part 1: Interview with Emperor-in-Waiting: Public Servant in Step with the Times Part 2: The Next Emperor: How Prince Naruhito Prepares to...
Above: woodblock print (ukiyo-e) of a yokai called Gashadokuro (餓者髑髏) or starving skeleton by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. If you are living in Japan or just...