Thirteen years after 3.11, Tokyo is reinforcing its disaster preparedness. We look at how the city is preventing floods and redeveloping coastal communities.
Global stars turn up for the annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo as Jujutsu Kaisen wins big. The event attested to the global love for the...
A February 19 press conference underscored the recent journalistic and academic silence on the comfort women issue. We consider what has changed.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government's SusHi Tech and Tokyo Innovation Base nurture local and global startups in Japan with a vibrant expo and monetary prize.
The American resentment toward the US Steel buyout is outdated and hypocritical — it neglects the trust that Japan has consistently demonstrated since the war.
Drawing parallels between the Israel-Hamas conflict and Ireland's troubled past, the author argues that terrorism is inexcusable no matter the circumstances.
Taxpayers are frustrated at how politicians handle their money, from outdated taxes to pension uncertainties. But more importantly, they have solutions.
Hokkaido, with the rest of Japan, shares 14,000 years of deep historical roots from Jomon culture to Edo-era defenses against the foreign challengers of today.
From detailed recordkeeping to map making, the early history of Hokkaido and the Northern Territories documents the region as an integral part of Japan.
Keiko Nakamura explains that Edo period samurai risked their lives to protect Hokkaido. That history could be lost if the propaganda is not addressed.
With the compounding effect of COVID making the on-site show impossible again this year, E3 organizer the Entertainment Software Association had a lot to prove with...
U.S. President Barack Obama's speech after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's address at Pearl Harbor; Prime Minister Abe, on behalf of the American people, thank...