If screaming fans are waiting to greet you on your first visit to Japan, it creates an unforgettable thrill. Duncan Bartlett tells the stories of three...
Citizen groups are trying to get Professor J. Mark Ramseyer’s paper withdrawn from an upcoming journal, and the South Korean media has initiated an attack on...
Pointing to China’s “systematic attempt to destroy Uyghurs,” Tomomi Shimizu implored, “Japan must not just regard the oppression as something that is happening far away.”
We start our trek at the New National Stadium which will hold both the opening and closing ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Summer...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first WTO head from Africa, has resolved to resuscitate the dysfunctional global organization.
Those who dislike Harvard Law Professor J. Mark Ramseyer’s scholarly interpretation — that comfort women were voluntary employees under contract — have failed to cite any...
This was the case when someone asked me innocently “how do the Japanese approach religion and spirituality?”
Tottori town turns around its economy and grows by diving into pop culture figurines and becoming a sacred place among Hinabita devotees as a model for...
If you are looking for something a little more quirky for Hina Matsuri then Izu Shaboten Zoo has got you covered. With their Shaboten Hinamatsuri display...
The sight of the monkeys in their own onsen in the snow made the cover of the American "LIFE" magazine in 1970, and they became known...
Diet Member, former Olympic athlete Seiko Hashimoto takes over following the resignation of Yoshiro Mori, 83, who was put in the media spotlight for a sexist...
Even Tokyo has its calm spots and hidden gems. We’ve scoured the city to bring you this list of locations for your walks and picnics that...