In December, the venerable shogi champion, Yoshiharu Habu, became the first person ever in the 400-year history of shogi to become the holder of all...
Tokyo is often considered a foodie’s paradise, with Japan’s capital having more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world. From the chaos of Tsukiji...
Megumi Yokota, 2nd from the left watches the Sea of Japan in 1976. Next year she was abducted by North Korean agents. Hello, Megumi. ...
Sakie Yokota walks with her children. Megumi (right) was with family 42 years ago. Dear Megumi, It’s autumn, the season when the clear sky...
Akiko Macdonald (center) was treated as VIP and escorted by the armed local police officers Places where battles took place always have sad stories...
Dear Megumi, In Japan, we are blessed with beautiful autumn skies, and the cosmos flowers are blooming. Our home in Niigata had beautiful cosmos,...
From early morning, and under cloudy skies, on August 15th, the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II, visitors continued to gather at...
For the past six months, the national assembly has focused on the Moritomo/Kake educational institution approval issue. It is, however a small matter in terms...
For months the administration of United States President Donald Trump has imposed “maximum pressure” on North Korea, both diplomatically and militarily, to stop its development...
Toyota and Mazda announced on August 4th a joint investment agreement, citing plans to cooperate on electric vehicle (EV) development. The two companies have formed...
On July 26, 2016, Satoshi Uematsu broke into the Tsukui Yamayuri En care center for the disabled after 2 am. A former employee of the facility...
The Chinese political activist Liu Xiaobo, 61, died on Thursday, July 13, after the government of China refused to let him seek treatment outside of...