Matching pair of sword guards Design by Kongosai (Matsuo) Gassan (1815-1875). 19th C. Nezu Museum, formerly Mitsumura Collection. From November 3rd until December 10th, 2017, Nezu...
More than 100 scholars of Japan have signed as of October 20 a statement to oppose a joint application filed by various groups from eight...
More women are supporting developing countries through fashion. In these countries, poverty is often the backdrop to problems, such as environmental degradation, war, human trafficking,...
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in Shibaraku, performed in November, 1895. December 2015 was a special anniversary for me....
For a decade I have taught American attorneys and law students about the Japanese legal system. One of the great hurdles is getting them to...
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On August 15th, the 72nd anniversary of the end of the war, former United States marine Marvin Strombo, 93, returned a Japanese “Good-luck” flag found...
Megumi(center) and her little brothers before she was abducted Hello, Megumi. Here in Japan we have been having one really hot day after another....
On August 17, the final “big class” competition for the 10th All-Japan High School Super Cup Dance-Off was held in Yokohama City. Hosted by the...
Japanese Media loves to cover the Kake Gakuen issue. But the question is whether this issue is illegal or not. The phrase “fake news” has...
In July 1937, Amelia Earhart, American aviator lionized for her bravery, and navigator Frederick Noonan left New Guinea, then a territory of Australia, for the tiny United States-owned...
At this month’s G20 summit in Germany, United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in person for the first time. They...