As in many industries, schools and my village in Fukushima are implementing a phased reopening. The exception was one week in April, when all schools...
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...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on April 16 that the government was extending the state of emergency, necessitated by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic...
The novel coronavirus, which broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December and has been labeled a health risk since January, is now...
The number of people confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, exceeded 37,000 in China as...
A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and in people’s imagination — since early in the New Year. It has...
The drill of possible missile attack by North Korea at Akita prefecture, North of Japan Just recently the Emperor and Empress visited Koma Shrine...
North Korea chose the moment of the U.S.-Japan summit meeting to launch intermediate-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, and soon after assassinated Kim Jong-nam,...
Japan’s population decline is accelerating. Preliminary figures indicate the number of births last year will be less than one million, a sure sign that the declining...
The emasculation of the state of emergency declaration indicates that people want a policy turnaround.
Japan is full of beauty that is accessible for all four seasons. Gunma Prefecture provides a wonderful example, so why not travel there when the state...
The Sunrockers played their B. League series opener with fans in the stands, then faced the Levanga behind closed doors in the rematch due to the...