Megumi and Sakie in 1966. Dear Megumi, The new year has finally come. Despite our desperate pleas with the government for the rescue of...
Japonisme became popular among Western artists during the latter half of the 19th century. It was a huge movement in many areas of art, including...
Charles Jenkins, former United States military deserter, and the husband of North Korean abductee Hitomi Soga (58 by now), died of a lethal arrhythmia at...
Abducted and missing people's photo list “There is absolutely no sense of urgency. The Parliament isn’t even discussing how to rescue victims.” In the...
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in Shibaraku, performed in November, 1895. December 2015 was a special anniversary for me....
On August 17, the final “big class” competition for the 10th All-Japan High School Super Cup Dance-Off was held in Yokohama City. Hosted by the...
A visitor watches the Japanese sword at the Osaka Museum of History. The museum is holding a special exhibition titled “Sumo and Japanese Swords” in the...
As record rains in northern Kyushu lead to widespread damage, the Imperial Household Ministry has decided to postpone the wedding announcement of Princess Mako, the...
March 2017 marks twenty years since the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea formed a group to represent their concerns. On the eve of...
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 4, 2012. A suspected case of an abduction carried out by North Korea was...
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 3, 2012. All ages and dates are counted from that date. At a Japan-North...
The Seikado Bunko Art Museum is holding a special exhibition aimed at introducing Japanese swords to beginners by utilizing 30 wonderful blades from their collection of...