Culture
[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Kanazawa Carries On Edo-Era Kaga Tobi Firefighter Festival
Sometimes, traditions have hidden histories to uncover. Other times, the origins can be surprisingly obvious and yet
Travel
Aroma Café at Nakameguro Puts Your Day on Pause
Thursday’s Cafe: Fragrant and Heartwarming ‘Moksha Chai’ If there was only one coffee shop I could go to […]
Travel
Treat Yourself To All Of Japan’s Regional Delicacies And Traditional Performances At Furusato Matsuri Tokyo 2020
First-time travelers to Japan can often be overwhelmed when putting together their itinerary, as the country offers so
Travel
WATCH: Kyoto? Osaka? Find Other Gems in Japan’s Kansai Region
If you ask friends who have travelled to Japan, chances are the two places which come up as […]
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Will This Be A Landmark Year in Its Relations with India?
OTHER ARTICLES IN OUR ‘JAPAN IN 2020’ SERIES: Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics Japan in [&helli
Politics & Security
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Wartime Military Records on Comfort Women’ by Archie Miyamoto
The comfort women issue has generated a lot of heat. There is endless argument about how many women worked […]
Politics & Security
‘China Threat’ Prods NATO Toward Unity
United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and a way with intemperate languag
Culture
Invite the new year into your home with the Ōsōji cleaning ritual
As many countries around the world are busy unwrapping Christmas gifts and keeping that yuletide log burning in the fire
Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Politics & Security
7 Things U.S. Allies Should Understand About the Military Strike on Iran
The United States drone attack on the Baghdad airport that killed Iranian General Qassem Suleimani was a necessary act
Politics & Security
Carlos Ghosn as Fugitive Creates Another Problem for the Japanese Government
Certain names are indelibly inscribed in the history of crime. Take for example Ronnie Biggs, one of the […]
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Ex-President Chen Shui-bian: With No Action, Taiwan Will Be Swallowed by China
Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan from 2000 to 2008, observes that China has, in various ways, been interfering in [