Tragedies are unfolding around us as a result of slow and inadequate responses at both the national and local government levels as the novel coronavirus...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on April 16 that the government was extending the state of emergency, necessitated by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic...
The owners of the Tin Toy Museum in Yamate, Yokohama, keep a big friendly Ukrainian Shepherd Dog. He likes to lie like a rug in...
A working committee of the Japanese government’s Central Disaster Management Council, chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, released a report on March 31 on the...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make a major announcement on Tuesday, April 7, where he is largely expected to place Tokyo and other metropolitan...
The economic impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic have become serious. As the infection has spread from China to Europe and the United States, the...
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday evening, March 30, called on constituents, especially young people, to avoid going out to restaurants, bars, and live houses to...
People in central Japan woke up on Sunday, March 29, to snow blanketing their areas — in springtime. It was the first time in...
Each year, the sight of cherry blossoms in riotous profusion signals the arrival of spring in Japan. Normally, huge numbers of foreigners come to...
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday evening, March 25, asked people in Japan’s capital to avoid unnecessary movement to contain the spread of the novel...
The beautiful ethereal blossoms of spring have arrived sooner than usual. As forecast by the Japan Weather Association, with some forecasts even giving the cherry blossom...
It’s important to look for the latest trends and most fashionable events. But sometimes we forget to appreciate those things which are just under...