Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | If the Great Hanshin Earthquake Happened Today, Would We Survive?
“Crisis management.” This phrase has been used frequently in Japan since the Great Hanshin and Awaji earthquake of Jan
Special Reports
DISCOVERIES | Alien-like Coral Discovered in Japan’s Toba City Recognized as New Species
On December 17, 2019, the Toba Aquarium in Toba City, Mie prefecture announced that a Zoantharia coral raised at [&hel
Politics & Security
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Wartime Military Records on Comfort Women’ by Archie Miyamoto
The comfort women issue has generated a lot of heat. There is endless argument about how many women worked […]
Culture
[Hidden Wonders of Japan] 2-meter Tuna a Day Brings Good Luck This Way
In Western culture, we normally think of the New Year as being the one big “hurrah” between the last […]
Sports
INTERVIEW | Architect Kengo Kuma Weaves Nature Into New National Stadium’s Design
The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue […
Culture
A Visit to the Atelier | The Inheritors of Ukiyo-e
(Part 9 of a Series on the Ukiyo-e Art of Kuniyoshi) From November 2 to December 12, […]
Travel
‘Seeing Differently’: Videos Show How to Be A Better Host or Tourist in Japan’s Kansai Region
It’s the day and age travelling has become easier, and we can go to more places than our elders […]
Politics & Security
Carlos Ghosn: Davos Man on the Run
Carlos Ghosn’s Flight from Justice will Fuel the Backlash against High-flying Elites Carlos the Bail-jumper may have
Politics & Security
Abe to Moon: South Korean Plant Emits More Radioactive Substances Than Treated Water at Fukushima
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his counterpart South Korean President Moon Jae In: “The quantity of radioactiv
Politics & Security
‘China Threat’ Prods NATO Toward Unity
United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and a way with intemperate languag
Politics & Security
Companies Returning from China Boost Taiwan’s Economy
‘Taishang are coming home! And bringing NT700 billion with them!’ As the hotly contested January 11 presidential el
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics
According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” As Japan moves in