Young stars elevate national team’s talent level as it gears up for first Olympic appearance since 1976.
Under Japan’s registration system, the same surname keeps families together. For other purposes, though, common names should be allowed.
The blue ribbon is a symbol of the national movement calling for the rescue of abductees. Who would consider it a form of hate speech?
World War II ended 75 years ago - it's a different Asia and a different Japan. Indeed, today it is the PRC that is hell-bent on...
Taiwan may have no official diplomatic relations with Japan, but the same can be said about North Korea, which is treated as a “country” by Japanese...
The Quad, which features largely in Japan’s foreign policy, can trace its roots to one man’s story amid the intellectual dynamism of Japan’s Taisho era.
Japan is in a severe security environment and battling the novel coronavirus crisis, both of which are hindered by the constitution.The referendum procedures act alone is...
The joint training indicates progress, but much too slow. The rapid development of the People’s Liberation Army into a daunting force has outstripped the JSDF and...
While the Tokyo Supreme Court has upheld Uemura’s critics, the question remains why he lied in his 1991 articles, and how Japan can repair their continuing...
Political activists and the media continue to nurture a psychology of anxiety even 10 years after the crisis.
Japan’s ruling elite — including some in the media — sentenced disaster victims to death years earlier by refusing to allow the Japan Self-Defense Force to...
The 25-year-old Ehime Prefecture native completed the race in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. He shattered his previous personal-best time by more than 5 minutes.