With the attention of the entire Japan and a wider international audience already turned to the Chief Cabinet Secretary announcing the name of the new...
Reiwa, the name of Japan's new imperial era, is the first to be chosen from a traditional work of Japanese poetry. The era name...
On Monday, April 1 at 11.30 am, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Reiwa as the name of the new era in Japanese history. The two characters...
YakiJapan is known for its festivals — from the snow and ice sculptures in Hokkaido to colorful Nebuta floats in Tohoku. One that is less...
An article published in the January 30, 2019, edition of The New York Times on the comfort women controversy currently straining Japan-South Korea relations quickly...
Ramen restaurants (ramenya in Japanese) both at home and abroad are more popular than ever! The Michelin Guide helped — or perhaps it would...
British Tea has been experiencing something of a high-class boom in Japan in recent years. On a recent visit to Tokyo’s Ginza district, I...
Japan Demands End to North Korean Human Rights Abuses International concerns over the violations of human rights by North Korea took center stage at an overflowing...
China’s increasingly belligerent approach to regional and international politics and trade is causing investors, importers, and exporters to diversify risks away from China and into...
A recent series of outrageous editorials in The Global Times, an English-language tabloid affiliated with The People’s Daily, the official organ of the Chinese Communist...
Norm Nakamura is arguably the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, or even in the world. He is the only foreign apprentice of...
The revival of the tatara method of traditional steel production has begun! A new era in traditional Japanese steel (watetsu) manufacturing has been established...