I first met Shinzo Abe when Japan’s bubble economy was at its zenith. Not yet a politician himself, he was deputizing for his father as...
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2020 is turning out to be far beyond anyone’s economic predictions. The Bank of Japan — especially with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the...
Those who have spent too much time with the Japanese print and broadcast media, which echoes (and is echoed by) many Western media, are...
Naomi Osaka appears ready to compete at the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday, August 31, despite a weekend injury that raises questions about her...
Photo of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaving Keio University Hospital in Tokyo after treatment. On August 28, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caught Japan’s political world...
Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time world champion and two-time defending Olympic champion, will skip the 2020-21 ISU Grand Prix Series. The fan favorite made the announcement...
In politics, the most important thing is to give results. During my tenure of seven years and eight months, I have worked hard to achieve those...
It’s been a difficult time for high school events in this era of COVID-19. The national high school baseball tournament was canceled, schools were closed...
Amid a global resurgence of new coronavirus infections, initiatives to develop therapeutic drugs and vaccines are progressing at a fevered pitch worldwide. There can...
Statistical achievements are difficult to quantify in this global pandemic-shortened MLB season. The sample size is still relatively small. In normal times, teams would...
🄫JSRA photo by H.Nagaoka In the wake of their exit from the Southern Hemisphere’s top professional rugby league earlier this year, the Sunwolves held a special memorial...