Forty years ago this week, Japan nominated three individuals — Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai — as the country’s first astronaut candidates. To celebrate that milestone, we are profiling the... Read more »
Geneva – Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement... Read more »
Sydney – A remote Pacific nation selling passports to fund climate action has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials said interest in joining the low-lying, largely barren island... Read more »
In this week’s news roundup we have the latest on the United States’ executive order for Japan tariffs. A ceremony is held in Hiroshima to mark 80 years since the US dropped... Read more »
As some of our readers probably know, it’s a tradition in Japan to usher in the New Year by visiting shrines and temples to pray for happiness, health, and prosperity. There are... Read more »
Hours after the U.S. dropped the world’s most powerful bomb over Nagasaki on Thursday, Aug. 9, 1945, a 17-year-old boy pulled a pencil and a dusty pocket diary from his baggy work... Read more »
Giving birth is never just medical — it’s cultural, too. If you’re pregnant in Japan, you’ll quickly discover that labor, delivery and recovery blend long-held cultural norms with modern clinical care in... Read more »
shinnji / Shutterstock.com It’s officially summer. In Japan, this means the inevitable rainy season, followed by months of pit stains and people constantly remarking how hot it is. But another more welcoming... Read more »
With costs rising everywhere in Japan, what can a single note get you at KFC? With everyone tightening their purse strings at the moment, it’s getting harder and harder to eat out... Read more »
Who needs air-conditioning when a simple taxi ride is enough to leave you frozen in fear for the rest of the summer? There are countless ways in which people try to combat... Read more »