Coronavirus
Drop in Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Not Enough, Shinzo Abe Extends State of Emergency Until End-May
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday evening, May 4, that the state of emergency would be extended until the [&
Coronavirus
EDITORIAL | Government Must Designate Hotels, Lodgings to Care for Mild Cases of COVID-19
Tragedies are unfolding around us as a result of slow and inadequate responses at both the national and local [&hellip
Special Reports
Japan’s Coronavirus Response: What to Expect During a State of Emergency
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make a major announcement on Tuesday, April 7, where he is largely expected [&hellip
Special Reports
PHOTOS | Empty, Quiet Streets During Tokyo’s Stay-Indoors Weekend Amid Virus Outbreak
Shibuya Scramble — almost deserted. Empty favorite cherry blossom sites. Shopping centers with doors tightly sh
Blog
Want Inspiring Connections? Volunteer to Work on Japan’s Farms!
A car horn sounded from the road. Keiko-san, who, as far as I could tell had been at the […]
Culture
Shinrin Koen in Saitama Provides an Escape from the Urban Jungle
Shinrin Koen — “Forest and Woods Park” — is unusual among the many parks in Japan in that […]
Sports
Inoue vs. Donaire play-by-play and live results
Author: Galileo Ferrari SAITAMA – Rising Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and seasoned Filipino four-divi
Blog
[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Olympic Cauldron Returns Home to Kawaguchi, City of Cast Metal
The city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture held a ceremony on October 6 to honor the return of the Olympic […]
Special Reports
Japan After Typhoon Hagibis: 24 Dead, 17 Missing, 170 Injured
Typhoon Hagibis – the 19th of the season and potentially the strongest in 51 years – passed Tokyo and East […]
Culture
Kanto Region Waiting to Be Rediscovered As Center of Kimono Production
When one says “kimono,” people’s thoughts soon jump to Kyoto. This is because many believe Kyoto to be the center [&hell
Travel
What to Expect at the Rugby World Cup 2019 Kickoff in Japan
The kickoff for the 2019 World Cup is approaching in Japan, with the host country facing Russia on September […
Travel
Riding the Steam Train Chichibu Paleo Express
On March 31, I and my older son took a day trip on the Paleo Express, a steam train […]