The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their supply chains and political commitments from an increasingly...
The Japanese government unveiled on May 26 its stimulus plan to boost the economy, particularly the tourism sector, once the COVID-19 outbreak is contained. Out...
Of late, the term “wolf warrior diplomacy” has caught the attention of policy wonks across the world. “Wolf warriors” refers to the new breed...
At this time in 2019, I was on a very crowded train on the way from Aomori prefecture back to Tokyo. This year, I was...
Nara, Japan boasts the world's largest bronze Buddha statue and the UNESCO World Heritage Site it is enshrined at, Todaiji Temple, but tourists may be...
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...
Monetary policies will have to be considered as the spread of the novel coronavirus presents “the biggest uncertainty for Japan’s economy,” Bank of Japan (BoJ)...
“Strawberry fields forever,” as the Beatles once wrote. Certainly in Japan, considering how little land there is to grow fruit and vegetables, there seems to...
A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and in people’s imagination — since early in the New Year. It has...
It’s the day and age travelling has become easier, and we can go to more places than our elders could have hoped for in their...
The reconstruction of the exterior of Kumamoto Castle’s main keep, which was seriously damaged in the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, has been completed, and...
With five of its cities dominating the list of top destinations in the Asia-Pacific, Japan has emerged as the most visited market in the region...