On February 26, the New York Times (NYT) published an opinion piece by Koichi Nakano, identified only as “professor of political science at...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, and Shota Katagiri, a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is...
First of Two Parts (Read Part Two here) The current fight against the novel coronavirus is only the latest in a series of...
It was in the works, but by the evening of Tuesday, March 24 (JST), the decision was official: the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics...
Until the outbreak of COVID-19, tourists from mainland China seemed to be descending in droves on Japanese cities and rural landscapes, armed with selfie sticks and...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, February 27, called for a temporary closure of all public schools in Japan to prevent the spread of the novel...
In the last two months of 2019, two South Korean complaints — allegedly based on the period during which Korea was under Japanese control (1910-1945) —...
According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” As Japan moves into the second year of the Reiwa...
The New National Stadium, which will be the centerpiece of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was officially completed on Saturday, November 30. On...
Like a giant tree gradually stretching out its roots, Tokyo has been expanding by reclaiming land from the sea. Since the beginning of the...
The surprise decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the marathon and race walking events of the 2020 Olympic Games from host city Tokyo...
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center had gotten wind of cyberattacks by Russian group Strontium targeting sports and anti-doping authorities, Microsoft corporate vice president Tom Burt...