Through four female protagonists, Mayu Nakamura explores COVID's impact on Japan, delving into themes of loneliness and societal pressures imposed on women.
At the 25th Far East Film Festival, renowned actress Chieko Baisho received the Golden Mulberry Award for her outstanding contribution to Japanese cinema.
Based in Tokyo for more than 40 years, Pio d'Emilia was a reporter who loved his job more than anything else. This passion brought him to...
Two cities have come up with innovative ways to advertise their Instaworthy townscapes to residents looking for a forever home.
“Even if it seems that society never changes, it does transform anyway. And if we turn back, we can see how things are different now from...
What is necessary for the modern age and the future is to look not for the material, but for something immaterial that “resonates in people's hearts.”
Recent statements from the leaders of France, Germany, and Italy cast some doubts on their commitment to never allow “changes to the status quo by force.”
They share the concern that China might be plotting to use force to annex Taiwan and change the status quo in the East China Sea and...
The Japanese PM and British PM Boris Johnson agreed at his last stop that “security in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions is indivisible.”
The Week is a podcast for busy people who want to keep abreast of views from Japan on local and global events, athletes, social media and...
This is the first time the government has issued a June timeline for further opening of Japan’s borders, with an entry process similar to other G7...
They break boundaries in the arts, shine light in dark corners, and broaden our perception of the world ー wherever we’re from. Meet the 2021 Praemium...