The 104th running of the Indy 500 will be remembered decades from now for several reasons, not the least of which was Takuma Sato’s second...
Throughout Japan, the ever-popular festivals and summer traditions have continued to be limited in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is exactly the time...
The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Takahashi and partner Misaki Matsutomo...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Japan has endured scorching hot temperatures during the past weeks , with some regions hitting more than 40 C. It’s enough to make a daily nap...
(Last of two parts) Part 1: Gion Festival Amid the Pandemic: Smaller Events, Closer Communities No matter what happens, this is what I have...
Photo: Mori Building Co Ltd's new Toranomon Yokocho The Japanese hospitality industry was among the hardest hit by the new coronavirus pandemic, combined with business and...
First of 14 parts The world expected to be celebrating the successful completion of the XXXII Olympiad (the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games), and looking forward...
The international community now sits at the crossroads in the face of China’s heightening of tensions with the United States as it pursues hegemony in the...
The latest GDP figures are in and they are shockingly bad. On August 17, Japan’s Cabinet Office released the latest economic data for the...
You’ve got to learn how to walk before you can run. Similarly, as a young player, Rui Hachimura is learning what it takes to...
Matsumoto Koshiro "I will do anything to prevent the coronavirus from extinguishing the fire of kabuki," said actor Matsumoto Kōshirō X in an August 5...