Hearing about the sport and experiencing it first hand, it was hard not to get pulled in by the appeal of a sport which is truly...
From the deep sea to outer space, “This exhibit will act as a catalyst for people to imagine a little bit about what Society 5.0 will...
A woman was promoted to the 4th highest Tokyo police job for the first time ever, bringing a woman’s perspective and sensitivity and broad street-level experience...
This is the first of the “Kimono in the Closet” series, where author Sheila Cliffe will share insights from a years-long research.
A major challenge facing policymakers has been how to carefully control the spread of COVID-19 while allowing society to return to some level of normal...
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward recently caught up with Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, to...
(Part two of a short series on Hello Work) Part 1: My Hello Work Diary: Filing for Unemployment in Japan Ah, unemployment insurance. The one...
Tokyo’s Akihabara district is known as a place for otaku culture, such as anime, manga, maid cafes, and underground idols. However, 11 years ago a...