It was heartbreaking for rock music lovers in Japan when Smash Corporation announced earlier this summer that the Fuji Rock 2020 Music Festival would not be...
(First of two parts) Kon-chiki-chin. Kon-chiki-chin. The sounds of the rhythmic ohayashi music heard throughout the city of Kyoto accentuates the Gion Festival, the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on every aspect of humanity in general, and the global healthcare system in particular. The world today...
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the world’s economy. Schools, supply chains, and transportation networks have all been thrown into disarray. Even sports...
The Rakuten Japan Open, a men's ATP Tour event, was canceled in June, and the Hana-Cupid Japan Women's Open was called off as well....
Although it has become somewhat of a political issue in some countries, medical authorities mostly concur that that wearing a face mask is useful the fight...
The continuation of stay-at-home restrictions due to the novel coronavirus pandemic have significantly impacted the reality surrounding video games. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
(Feature Photo: Baseball: the 2020 Nippon pro baseball season has started.) The clock is ticking. MLB owners and the Major League Baseball...
There is no sign of the prevalent novel coronavirus infections letting up in India as of the end of May. Nevertheless, India’s central government has...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
Wealthy Chinese are accelerating their bids to take over financially-stressed Japanese ryokan-style hotels in fire sales triggered by the loss of guests during the...
Ian Bremmer (Photo by Richard Jopson, ©Eurasia Group) COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus how anything we take for granted might need to be...