On December 10 Sony Corporation announced that it has agreed to buy the anime streaming service Crunchyroll, from American telecommunications giant AT&T. This comes...
We wrote before about the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan), an international NGO born in Japan. This year AAR Japan released...
Gamers around the world all know that “The Game Awards” are nearly upon us. On December 10, at 3.30 P.M. Los Angeles Time (December...
Empress Masako celebrated her 57th birthday on December 9. To mark the occasion, she conveyed her written message to the people of Japan through the...
~Among the 53 largest economies, Japan ranks second in Bloomberg's COVID Resilience Ranking, just narrowly behind the leader, New Zealand~ Which is the best...
Japan's diverse and sometimes surprising use of regional and limited edition flavors in Kit Kats has made them a popular souvenir for travelers from abroad and within...
~Irrespective of the change in the administration in Washington DC, there is a big opportunity for these three nations to forge a common strategy for...
I have previously written about the Tansu-Ya chain of used kimono shops. Tansu-Ya was the dream child of Nakamura Kenichi, whose family had a kimono...
~Doctors say the ‘GoTo’ tourism campaign has contributed to people letting their guard down with the virus.~ Cases of COVID-19 have been rising as...
The news circulated like wildfire on December 2 when it was announced that the British pharmaceuticals regulator, the MHRA, had decided that the COVID-19 vaccine developed...
~The RCEP shows progress in trade liberalization but should not be overrated.~ Fifteen countries including Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 Association of...
~What are the possible gains and losses from the RCEP for Japan?~ Finally, after a lot of wrangling and long-drawn discussions, the RCEP (Regional...