In the winter of 2002–2003, the deadly SARS coronavirus exploded out of China’s “wet-blood” wildlife markets. SARS infected over 8,000 people worldwide and killed almost 800....
Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards haven’t played a game since a 122-115 victory over the New York Knicks on March 10. The NBA...
In COVID-19 times, it’s no secret that we are craving positive stories to keep us afloat and sane. In Japan on Monday, May...
In the not-so-distant past, having robots to welcome guests in a hotel would have seemed futuristic and impersonal. But then came COVID-19, and robots...
First of Two Parts (Read Part Two here) The current fight against the novel coronavirus is only the latest in a series of...
If you’ve been reading grape Japan lately, then there’s a good chance that you know about Amabie アマビエ. Legend has it that the yōkai 妖怪...
At this time in 2019, I was on a very crowded train on the way from Aomori prefecture back to Tokyo. This year, I was...
Various information has been circulating about the health of top North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The most plausible information at present is what...
Spring in Japan is usually a season for flower viewing. It’s a seasonal activity that attracts Japanese, foreign residents, and tourists to well-known sites for...
About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of the 3rd Disruptive Revolution” (Daisan no Garagarapon Kakumei ga Okoru Shuki) to...
(Last of Two Parts) Part 1: Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict Reading between the lines of Xi Jinping’s recent...
Source: © SocialWire Co., Ltd. If there is one positive thing that is coming out from the current dire situation, it would be the amount of creativity...
