Drafted on the assumption of Western superiority, the postwar Japanese constitution is not an artifact of Japanese political will or self-determination, but a monument to what...
An 83-year-old man, who lost his older sister due to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, has opened up about a precious diary that she...
Every year on August 6, people gather at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park in the morning to observe the anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. This...
Hiroshima has undergone great changes since it became the first city in the world to be destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 6,...
In this instalment of the series, I cycle from the onsen town of Beppu to the atomic bomb dome in Hiroshima. Beppu is fantastic!!...
When Pope Francis administered Mass to an adoring crowd at Tokyo Dome on November 25, the diversity of the congregation present was remarkable. Many...
“Peace and international stability are incompatible with attempts to build upon the fear of mutual destruction or the threat of total annihilation.” From...
Pope Francis’ visit to Japan this weekend marked the first time a pontiff has alighted on Japanese soil since Pope John Paul II’s brief...
Photos: Pope Francis Lands in Bangkok, Thailand (REUTERS, AP, Kyodo, Vatican Media) Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, is set to land...
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relations have plummeted to their lowest levels since...
Later this week, I will have the honor of attending the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 74 years ago. Organized...
In pictures that started appearing online in October, Jimin of the Korean boy band BTS is shown wearing a t-shirt featuring a mushroom...