Ironically, teaching English in a nursery school has become the highlight of my monthly schedule, even though it was where I was most unsure about teaching.
United States President Donald Trump’s state visit to Japan, from May 25 to May 28, has been full of firsts. He is the first...
Despite the frequency of sumo tournaments, the atmosphere is different for every event, determined by its location and the wrestlers who fight. When special guests...
Smartphone app MANGA Plus, released by the publishing company Shueisha in January, has caught the attention of manga fans around the world. The...
Representatives from members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) who spoke at a meeting in late April which adopted a report leaving in place a...
Washington needs its own land-based intermediate-range missiles to deter Beijing. Within three months, the United States will likely withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear...
The month of May’s matinee and evening show performances at the Kabukiza Theatre are a lineup of extremely famous programs that are full of beautifully...
Source: ysnature | © PIXTA Many of our readers have probably seen bamboo growing and perhaps even visited famous Japanese bamboo forests such as the one in...
Thanks to the passionate interest of my two sons in all things pertaining to railroads, I have traveled to isolated freight yards, passed many an...
Teaching English in Japan: The Rewards of Being on the JET Programme My personal experiences as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) teaching English...
A string of terrorist bombings targeting churches, luxury hotels, and other sites was perpetrated in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, leaving more than...
Emperor Akihito, 125th ruler on Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne, has announced the end of his reign Tuesday, April 30. In a morning ceremony that lasted...