(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: With Japan's Withdrawal, What Lies...
On March 20, the Kansai Tourism Bureau published a video produced and directed by Yuki Eikawa about the charisma of Kansai Prefecture. Kansai...
Taiko folk music band DRUM TAO is a hot topic these days. From April, the band will have a permanent performance spot in Tokyo’s Yurakucho...
International Women's Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Annually recognized on March 8, the day also marks a call to...
On Friday February 22, Kobe hosted the Kansai Resilience Forum 2019. Its singular purpose: to share with the world the lessons learned from natural disasters....
Starbucks Coffee Japan, the Seattle-based franchise, announced the opening of the world’s fifth high-end coffee shop in Nakameguro (Meguro Ward) on February 27. Called...
Recently there has been much debate on the pros and cons of accepting a large number of foreign workers to accommodate growing labor shortages attributed...
The Japanese space agency announced on Friday morning, February 22, that its spacecraft Hayabusa2 — whose mission is to help unlock the secrets of...
Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee shocked the sports world on Tuesday, February 12, with an announcement that she had been diagnosed with leukemia. The...
“Japan blue” is the color of the emblem for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, as well as the uniform for the Japan National...
Women’s professional tennis has a new queen. She is the Japanese player Naomi Osaka. And the stunning way in which she has come to wear...
Lesson 1: Etiquette in Shrines Lesson 2: Taking Pictures Lesson 3: No Littering Lesson 4: Hospitality Lesson 5: Smoking Areas Lesson 6: Going for Sushi Lesson...