The Sankei Shimbun On the afternoon of June 7—predawn on June 8, Japan time—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States President Donald Trump...
Luca Vogel Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of mountains separating its regions, Japan is, culturally-speaking, quite diverse. There are many...
Japan is rapidly regressing to pre-war authoritarianism. The capital city’s mayor, the heir to a dynasty of sinister political leaders, is inflaming public sentiment...
Gluten—such a silly word, isn’t it? Phonetically it is just about as annoying as it is for my culinary experience. For those of you...
The commendation ceremony of the 27th Annual Grand Prize for the Global Environment Awards, attended by Prince and Princess Akishino (background), was held on April 9...
The cherry blossom season may be coming to a sudden end. However, while the blooms appeared in most parts of the country earlier than expected...
The hubbub over school operators Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Educational Institution seems to be boiling down to nothing more than a witch hunt. The disputants...
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...
“Dolphins!” Out went the cry, and the coiffed men lined up on the beach perked up and peered eagerly out into the Pacific, their tailored...
Tokyo experienced its heaviest snowfall in four years in late January 2018. It brought travel chaos—halting train service in the megacity, while 250 international flights...
The dolphin hunts are no secret in Taiji, and if you know a fisherman he will give you some meat while it is still warm, and,...
New Hope for the Abductions Issue: The Government of Japan Strengthens International Cooperation to Bring the Abductees Home President Trump Breathes New Life into...