Sakamoto is a wonderful example of the Japanese values of duty, honor and respect.
This time my challenge was to use kimono to evoke the world of Hanshinkan Modernism, and specifically for the character Koi san, protagonist in a new...
Twenty-six years may have passed but we must remain aware that the Great Hanshin Earthquake still casts a shadow on society. Has Japanese society become more...
On November 18, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 493 new COVID-19 patients. This is a worrying development, and the highest number ever recorded in Japan’s capital...
Crown Prince Akishino, the presumptive heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, and his wife Princess Kiko visited the Republic of Poland early in the summer of 2019,...
This year marks the 100th year since Baumkuchen, the German version of a spit cake, was introduced to Japan. Ninoshima, located in the Seto...
Ichiro Suzuki, the 45-year-old Major League Baseball superstar, announced on Thursday, March 21, that he is putting his baseball bat to rest after having played...
On Friday February 22, Kobe hosted the Kansai Resilience Forum 2019. Its singular purpose: to share with the world the lessons learned from natural disasters....
Typhoon Number 21, dubbed “Jebi,” the strongest typhoon in decades, hit land in Japan twice on Tuesday, September 4, leaving widespread and severe...
Just when you thought you had seen it all! On July 4, Potomac – which operates hospitality establishments in Kobe City’s Chuo...
Barry Barankin In the summer of 2015, I joined two colleagues and 22 students on a two-week trip to Japan. I was then...
If you travel the Kansai area of Japan, you are most likely to visit Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. But, like Kamakura in the...
