The Reiwa era has commenced, and all Japanese need to be aware of the true significance of that poetic name that constitutes a call to...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: [Mythbusters] The ‘Happiness Report’ that Makes Me Very Unhappy Japan's Missing Culture of 'Blowing your own...
The New York Times ran one of its periodic pieces on how bad things are in Japan. The gist of this piece is that China’s...
(First of Two Parts) Journalists and pundits writing about Japan seem to love league tables (lists of rankings) that give Japan a low rank....
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), to which Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed, would not only expand China’s economic interests and political influence globally,...
Naruhito Reports to the Imperial Ancestors as the New Emperor On Tuesday May 8, the series of spring rituals that began April 30 marking...
There was amazement in London when Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson was summoned to Number Ten Downing Street and asked to resign by Prime Minister Theresa...
With deeply established traditions in dance, theater and music, Japanese entertainment offers almost too much to keep track of. But what happens...
JIYUGAOKA, TOKYO – Here, amid the fashionable cafes, stylish clothing boutiques, and small shops selling the latest designs and household wares, there’s a growing trend...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his wishes for an early summit between Japan and North Korea to move towards the resolution of the decades-old...
I arrived in Japan in the summer of 1990, otherwise known as Heisei 2 nen, intending to be here one year. Twenty-nine years later, I remain...
China has made the development of quantum technology a national priority. Although many countries are engaged in the fierce competition in this field, China leads...