On the morning of May 1, Crown Prince Naruhito officially ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne and became the Emperor of Japan, marking the beginning of the...
Often in Europe, watching football is associated with nostalgic and fuzzy memories of going to the bar with friends and cheering the national team —...
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...
The town of Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture is home to the Osafune Japanese Sword Museum. Osafune, a village in the archaic province Bizen,...
Paul Martin for JAPAN Forward The city of Yasugi has a long history with Japanese steel. Hitachi Metalworks — co-sponsors of the...
By Satoshi Sekoguchi Seven of the 13 former leaders of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult were executed in Japan on July 6...
Fuji Rock, Japan’s most renowned festival now in its 22nd year, takes place July 27-29 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture. ...
Japan is perhaps best known for its cherry blossom season, which sees much of the country turn an eye-catching shade of pink. Tourists the...
Three years ago, Touken Ranbu, an online game with personified legendary sword characters, kindled the Japanese sword trend, but the craze is even bigger...
The Noh play Teika by Bunzo Otsuki, the Kanze school shite-kata actor and Living National Treasure “I want to grow wings and fly to him…” ...
Yoko Mada (“Random Yoko”), a Japanese YouTuber widely popular with viewers both inside and outside of Japan, sat down recently with Hidetoshi Ishii, a Japanese...
Part 1: At Yasukuni Shrine, People Pray for the Dead; Leave Politics Out of It When foreigners ask me, “What is Yasukuni?” I...