(UPDATED after the ceremony) The enthronement ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, called Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi, took place on Tuesday afternoon, October 22, and was witnessed in person by...
The fossilized skeleton known as the Mukawa Dragon was declared to be a new species of dinosaur on September 6 and officially given the scientific...
Second of Two Parts (Part 1: INTERVIEW | Gordon Chang: U.S., China Have Reached Tipping Point) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon...
On June 22 the Imphal Peace Museum opened 20 kilometers southwest of Imphal, the capital of the Manipur State in Northeast India. Operated by the...
There has been a troubling lack of understanding of the comfort women issue. Indeed, given the refusal in many quarters to see the comfort women...
Michiji Tajima, the first grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, kept detailed records of his audiences with Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor...
It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan old merchant district in Kurashiki, the second largest city in Okayama Prefecture....
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relations have plummeted to their lowest levels since...
In the United States, the beginnings of wars are often remembered. Remember the Alamo, Remember the Maine, Remember 9/11 — these are all refrains...
When you think of Japan, what comes to mind? Thousands of people scrambling across Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo? The beautiful temples and shrines in Kyoto?...
The Cure played a triumphant return set at Fuji Rock 2019 on July 28, six years after they last played at the festival. They have...
There was “no racial discrimination concerning wages” against conscripted workers from the Korean peninsula during the wartime, according to Dr. Lee Woo-youn, 52, a research...