Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are returning to competition this summer after NBA owners approved a plan to relaunch the season on July...
On May 21, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) announced that it had removed from its website the cover design that had appeared on...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, and Shota Katagiri, a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is...
For 27 seasons, Takehiko Orimo’s never-wavering commitment to his craft was on display on the basketball court. For 27 seasons, Orimo possessed...
I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still reminds me about it. “You’ve always been in a hurry,” she...
There’s never been a better time to give up cigarettes. I gave up smoking about eight years ago, and I often encourage other people...
When you become a journalist, among the inspirational maxims you hear is that “news is the first draft of history.” It certainly is the...
For many, the news has only meant the dominance of the topic of coronavirus for the past few months. However, on March 11, Japanese...
It’s important to look for the latest trends and most fashionable events. But sometimes we forget to appreciate those things which are just under...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, February 27, called for a temporary closure of all public schools in Japan to prevent the spread of the novel...
The organizing committee announced on Monday, February 17, the motto that will be displayed at the venues and printed on specific merchandise of the Tokyo...
Tokyo is canceling several major events in the next few weeks, as China’s novel coronavirus contagion spreads to Japan and more than 20 other countries....