This area usually housed premium cabins on commercial 747s, but first class looks crowded compared to Japan’s Air Force One. There are two sofa beds, a conference table and perhaps one of the world’s …
Japan’s challenges balancing national security and economics
The confusion was caused by amendments to the foreign exchange and foreign trade law, which were designed to boost Japan’s national security by introducing economic safeguards around foreign …
Why Do Flags (Like the Confederate Flag) Matter? Japan Offers an Answer
On Friday July 10, 2015, after a week of emotional debate between legislators, the Confederate flag came down on the South Carolina State House grounds. I may not be an expert on the Confederate flag …
Why Japan Never Built A Massive Fleet of World War II Aircraft Carriers
Japan lacked the industrial strength needed to wage a war against the United States. Yet, Japanese military planners seldom considered the limitations to their nation’s construction capabilities. One …
Japan’s Coronavirus Numbers Are Low. Are Masks the Reason?
In America, masks have become a weapon in the culture wars. In Japan, wearing one is no big deal, and deaths have stayed low.
Protests take place in Australia, Japan and Thailand
Reuters Thousands of people took to the streets in Australia on Saturday to support protests against police brutality across the U.S. Demonstrations were limited by social-distancing curbs due to …
Kurdish case becomes rallying cry for Japan protest against police
The case of a Kurdish man who says he was stopped and shoved to the ground by Tokyo police became a rallying cry for protesters marching in solidarity with Black Lives Matter on Saturday.
Suntory CEO says 20% of restaurants may fail as coronavirus slams Japan’s dining scene
Takeshi Niinami, the head of Japanese drinks and food group Suntory Holdings and a government adviser, predicted on Friday that more than 20% of bars and restaurants could fail due to the coronavirus …
Japan advocate for daughter, others abducted to NKorea dies
Shigeru Yokota, a Japanese campaigner for the return of his daughter and more than a dozen others who were abducted to North Korea in the 1970s, has died. He was …
Tokyo walks: Shimokitazawa, the essence of Japan at its coolest
This is an area inhabited both by students looking for cheaper places near the Tokyo University Komaba campus and long-term residents of what used (even postwar) to be a village on the edge of town …