On March 20, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled details of the official Olympic torch that will be used...
(This letter is part of an ongoing series of letters written by Sakie Yokota to her daughter Megumi. To read other parts of the series...
In Ichihara Elephant Country Park (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture), Yumeka — the 11-year-old female Asian Elephant — stands in front of a white canvas....
It can safely be said that he has lived his pro baseball life to the fullest. At the news conference in Tokyo where he...
On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, triggering a massive tsunami which devastated the Japanese mainland...
Eight years have passed since the disaster of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Today, rugged growths of natural sea...
On Friday February 22, Kobe hosted the Kansai Resilience Forum 2019. Its singular purpose: to share with the world the lessons learned from natural disasters....
Japan can buy all the F35’s and Aegis Ashore missile defense systems it wants. It can even cobble together an “aircraft carrier” or two. And...
A ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne took place on Sunday, February 24, under the sponsorship of the government...
It seems as though the foundation of Japan is beginning to crumble under its own weight. In particular we Japanese should be concerned about the...
(Second of 4 Parts) Part 1: Dr. Edward Luttwak: It’s A New Cold War with China — and South Korea Waffles In...
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Architects play an essential role in contemporary society, helping to shape the environment in which...