From the Brave Blossoms to Shohei Ohtani, Japanese sports teams and their fun-loving, always impeccably tidy fans create a huge amount of goodwill.
Many countries are fighting inflation pressures while Japan's policymakers are attempting to raise them on a sustainable basis. Signs are they're succeeding.
Warren Buffett is considered to be the most successful investor in history and his recent bullish comments on Japan come shortly after his April trip to...
"Okiku and the World" is a human drama, a portrait of a society on the cusp of wrenching change, and as an illustration of a "circular...
Incoming BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda inherits his office with Japan in far better shape than the disaster Haruhiko Kuroda turned around when he took over in...
"Tokyo Vice" would do better without the white savior trope. But the cinematography and great casting (with one exception) make it a binge-worthy show.
Peter Tasker’s Year of the Rabbit predictions for the world of sports, politics, economics, and finance ー Happy New Year!
An era unto himself, Toshiro Mifune was an enduring icon of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. Here are some of his most memorable works.
An ardent fan of Western rock music and the golden era of album rock the author is sometimes at odds with his sensitivities to gender, race...
There have been 21 Japanese prime ministers in 40 years, but only 3 served lengthy terms. It is no coincidence that powerful bull markets took place...
Abe's impact was global, as four former Australian PMs were there to attest, and another message: that Japanese society will not accept political assassination.
Shinzo Abe leaves behind a rich legacy of policy, quiet, effective leadership, and a “normalizing” Japan that has left the traumas of the 20th century behind.
