Japan’s Emperor has gone online to stay connected with people in the regions: “I am grateful for everyone’s efforts...to stop the pandemic from spreading.”
Aftershocks as strong as magnitude 7 have hit the North East Japan region following the February 13 earthquake. The region is on alert as cleanup and...
"It is considered to be the aftershock of the huge earthquake that caused the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011", said Noriko Kamaya, the Earthquake Information...
The energetic nonagenerian samurai remains a positive thinker. "[Coronavirus shutdown] is the hardest experience I've ever had, but I'm sure I'll overcome it," he says.
You might have figured this out by now by following this column, but Japan loves all that is seasonal. There is a cultural appreciation of...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
The King's Singers Stream 'Finding Harmony in Japan: Heiwa' ー Music with a Message for their Fans. “Finding Harmony in Japan: Heiwa” — the series...
The buzz over whether a white object observed hovering in the skies over Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures on the morning of June 17 was a...
So there it is, done and dusted. I have cycled the length of Japan during COVID-19. It took 5 weeks, a lot of blood and...
With governments around the world asking people to stay home during this unprecedented time, many of us have to adapt and discipline ourselves during our...
Megaquakes surpassing the strongest ones in Japan’s recorded history could be forthcoming, a string of findings released by Japan’s Cabinet Office on April 21...
Picture Courtesy of Japan Nuclear Agency: Core of a HTTR About 3 Meters Wide Comprised of Hexagonal Blocks, Very Different from Classic Light Water Nuclear...