Special Reports
‘Thank You’ Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for Your Service to Japan and to the World
I arrived in Japan in the summer of 1990, otherwise known as Heisei 2 nen, intending to be here […]
Sports
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch: ‘Something That Was Never Made Before’
On March 20, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled details of the official
Travel
Sea Squirts: Miyagi Saves A Delicacy Greatly Damaged By the East Japan Tsunami
Eight years have passed since the disaster of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. […
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Government Panel Warns: Great Earthquake Possible in Tohoku Region Within 30 Years
The government’s Earthquake Research Committee released a new long-term evaluation of the likelihood of future seismic
Books
[JAPAN LIBRARY] Contemporary Japanese Architects Profiles in Design
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Architects play an essential role in contempora
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | A Renewed Appreciation of the Emperor on His Final Birthday in the Heisei Era
Japan’s Emperor Akihito has marked his 85th birthday. On this celebratory occasion, we would like to extend [&hell
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Emperor, Empress Host the Last Imperial Garden Party of the Heisei Era
The Emperor and Empress of Japan hosted the autumnal party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in […]
Economy & Tech
Robots From Around the World Come to Tokyo for JPY100-Million Prize
Robots are becoming more familiar in our daily lives. In October the Japanese government is hosting […]
Like the U.S., Japan Should Have Its Taiwan Relations Act
Robert Eldridge, PhD For the past year, and especially in recent weeks, world attention has continued […]
Special Reports
Saved From the 2011 Japan Earthquake, Chinese Businesswoman Returns to Help
Seven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. In Miyagi prefecture’s Onagawa-cho, 160 Chinese ci
Special Reports
Tohoku in My Memory: Recollections on Operation Tomodachi
It’s seven years since the 3/11 Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. It [&hell
Almost All Japanese Look Favorably at the JSDF, So Why Do We Keep the Forces in Limbo?
The debate over constitutional revision within the Japanese government and the Liberal Democratic Party looks to b