Special Reports
JAPAN Forward Streams The King’s Singers’ ‘Finding Harmony in Japan’ Starting October 24
The King’s Singers Stream ‘Finding Harmony in Japan: Heiwa’ ー Music with a Message for their Fans. “Finding Harmony [&
Special Reports
My Grandfather’s Photographs: Remembering the Olympian Who Survived the Atomic Bomb
The grandson of a Hiroshima atomic bomb victim who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics has spoken publicly about [&he
Sports
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Golfer Yui Kawamoto Grateful for Chance to Focus on Her Craft Again
Yui Kawamoto made a solid return to competition last weekend after the LPGA’s long layoff due to the COVID-19 [&hellip
‘A World Without Nuclear Weapons’: 75 Years Since Hiroshima, Japan’s Renewed Message of Peace
Every year on August 6, people gather at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park in the morning to observe the anniversary [&h
Special Reports
75 Years After A-Bombing, Hiroden Streetcars Still Ply the Streets of Hiroshima
Hiroshima has undergone great changes since it became the first city in the world to be destroyed by […]
Coronavirus
Bicycling through Japan During Covid: The Trip from Kyushu to Honshu
In this instalment of the series, I cycle from the onsen town of Beppu to the atomic bomb dome […]
Politics & Security
Who’s ‘Environmentally Backward’? Japan is Developing These New Energy Technologies
Criticism has been on the rise worldwide against the use of coal for emitting large amounts of carbon dioxide [&hellip
Sakura 🌸
Cherry Blossom Viewing Guide 2020: Western Japan
The 2020 sakura season in Japan has begun, and it is time to begin planning your own hanami blossom-viewing […]
Culture
Papal Visit Highlights Japan’s Diverse Catholic Community
When Pope Francis administered Mass to an adoring crowd at Tokyo Dome on November 25, the diversity of […]
Special Reports
Welcome, Your Holiness, We Share Your Values in Japan
We learned this week that a man who uses the name “Francisco” — the same name as the Pope […]
Special Reports
Pope’s Visit to Japan: Unstated Hopes for the Church in Asia
Pope Francis’ visit to Japan this weekend marked the first time a pontiff has alighted on Japanese soil […]
Special Reports
Pope in Japan 2019: In Tokyo, Meetings with Earthquake Survivors, Emperor Naruhito, Changing Catholic Community
If Pope Francis’s visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima touches on the theme of Japan’s past, his trip to Tokyo […]