‘What Japan can most beautifully offer to the world right now is not the futurism its technology and big companies often represent, but its closeness to...
‘An analytical approach to Japan feels to me like trying to eat noodles with a knife and fork. What I look for in foreign writing about...
The Takeshima islets of Shimane Prefecture were illegally seized and are currently occupied by South Korea. The United States’ aeronautical charts recognize Takeshima as part of...
A big international meeting of America’s allies will confirm Japan’s prime position as a trusted partner in Asia. The invitation list to other countries will reveal...
‘I choose to live in Japan as a tourist partly to keep myself honest…. Being a tourist here reminds me that I don’t know very much,...
It’s no surprise that the central topic of conversation was COVID-19 policy. This comes as the rise of new infections is showing no signs of stopping,...
As things close down for a few days over the New Year period, workplaces hold bonenkai, or “year forgetting parties”—sort of like the good ol’ office...
A venture company that has been working on developing eVTOL since 2014, succeeded in a manned flight test with its experimental aircraft in August of 2020....
Japanese games have a place in gamers’ hearts, both at home and abroad, and 2021 will be another chance to be reminded of that. Here's what...
The entire world has been sitting in a cinema, watching a very bad film without being able to get up. Once the people leave the cinema...
The room is dark. A waiter arrives with bowls of green tea and ice cream. The tea itself is thick and foamy. Within the bowl, something...
Discovery of the sea-route to India became the transformational factor in encouraging a new culture (namban bunka) that radically shifted the focus of India-Japan relations.