The Sapporo High Court ruled that the Japanese constitution requires recognition of same-sex marriage, dismissing opposition as emotional and irrational.
The irony is, calling Japanese laws' non-recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the Sapporo court is ignoring the actual text of the Constitution.
Infants become champions in the adorable Naki Sumo, or crying baby ceremony, one of Japan's lesser-known traditions celebrating transitions in a child's life.
From June 2: Film director Masaaki Miyazawa tells the story of the talented artist Shoko Kanazawa, who has Down syndrome and yet lives life on her...
His Nobel Prize-winning research is widely used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, due in large part to Negishi and his colleagues’ wise decision not to patent...
Last of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to know more about what it is that attracts men and women from widely...
Part 4 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to know more about what it is that attracts men and women...
Every year on the 14th of August, the Matsuyama family loads up their car with 10 lanterns in preparation for the yearly Obon rituals on...
Thursday's Cafe: Fragrant and Heartwarming 'Moksha Chai' If there was only one coffee shop I could go to for a while, the Aroma Café...
Is anything ever truly by chance? On a whim I planned a getaway to Mitakesan, a village perched on the top of Mt. Mitake...