Japan Up Close - Getting to know Japan with familiar faces

DISCUSSION

Meaning of “Global Jinzai” and global competence with Mark Davidson <Set A>: By Steve Ross; March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Embracing the challenge of diversity and observations of Japan with Mark Davidson <Set B>: By Steve Ross; March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Empowering women in society and CSR with Mark Davidson <Set C>: By Steve Ross; March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Artificial intelligence and future of Japan with Mark Davidson <Set D>: By Steve Ross; March 15, 2019

TECH

Air Mobility – Japan Needs to Play a Role in the Fast Evolving Technology: By Staff Writer; March 15, 2019

POLICY

What Are Challenges to Achieve Inclusive Development, Technology Transfer, Employment Creation and Human Development Through Quality Infrastructure: By Suharso Monoarfa; March 13, 2019

POLICY

Ties to Japan are key to help Brazil adapt to an increasingly Asia-centric world: By Oliver Stuenkel; December 26, 2018

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

A Beginner’s Guide to Cherry Blossoms: When do the cherry blossoms bloom: By Staff Writer, japan-guide.com; February 27, 2019

DISCUSSION

Meaning of “Global Jinzai” and global competence with Mark Davidson <Set A>

By Steve Ross

March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Embracing the challenge of diversity and observations of Japan with Mark Davidson <Set B>

By Steve Ross

March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Empowering women in society and CSR with Mark Davidson <Set C>

By Steve Ross

March 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Artificial intelligence and future of Japan with Mark Davidson <Set D>

By Steve Ross

March 15, 2019

TECH

Air Mobility – Japan Needs to Play a Role in the Fast Evolving Technology

By Staff Writer

March 15, 2019

OTHER

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each with Peter MacMillan <Set A>

By Steve Ross

March 13, 2019

OTHER

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each with Peter MacMillan <Set B>

By Steve Ross

March 13, 2019

OTHER

The Tales of Ise <Set C>

By Steve Ross

March 13, 2019

OTHER

The Tales of Ise <Set D>

By Steve Ross

March 13, 2019

POLICY

What Are Challenges to Achieve Inclusive Development, Technology Transfer, Employment Creation and Human Development Through Quality Infrastructure

By Suharso Monoarfa

March 13, 2019

POLICY

Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025: Harnessing Opportunities in Sustainable Infrastructure

By Chze Cheen LIM

March 6, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

The man who set the bar for British pubs in Yokohama

By Arthur O’Keefe, The Japan Times

March 6, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Japanese companies warming up — slowly — to four-day workweek

By Masumi Koizumi, The Japan Times

March 6, 2019

OTHER

Sadako Ogata: Waging peace on war

By Chisato Tanaka, The Japan Times

March 6, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

A Beginner’s Guide to Cherry Blossoms: When do the cherry blossoms bloom

By Staff Writer, japan-guide.com

February 27, 2019

SPOT

A Stroll Through Kawagoe

By Sam Evans, japan-guide.com

February 27, 2019

SPOT

Ski Touring in Hakuba’s Back Country

By Joe Mignano, japan-guide.com

February 27, 2019

SPOT

Shuzenji

By Sam Evans, japan-guide.com

February 27, 2019

SPOT

Travel in Oku Aizu, Fukushima

By Raina Ong, japan-guide.com

February 27, 2019

DISCUSSION

Japan is back as a top global contender

By Jesper Koll, The Japan Times

February 27, 2019

DISCUSSION

Breaking the spell of aging

By Yumiko Murakami, The Japan Times

February 27, 2019

TECH

Long-distance laundry: Japanese startup unveils remote-controlled robot that deals with your dirties

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

February 27, 2019

DISCUSSION

Canada and Japan Ties are Strong but Cannot be Complacent, Ambassador Says

By Staff Writer

February 22, 2019

DISCUSSION

Seven and a Half Years After the Tsunami

By Stefan Schauwecker, japan-guide.com

February 22, 2019

SPOT

Chotto Zeitaku: International Hiroo in Central Tokyo

By Raina Ong, japan-guide.com

February 15, 2019

SPOT

A Day of Food Travelling in Osaka

By Charles Sabas, japan-guide.com

February 15, 2019

SPOT

Okunoshima Island

By Raina Ong, japan-guide.com

February 15, 2019

SPOT

A Stroll Through Yokohama

By Sam Evans, japan-guide.com

February 15, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Two Stars of Rugby Look to the World Cup and Beyond

By Staff Writer

February 15, 2019

DISCUSSION

Japan’s Cooperative Groupings, Once the Driver of Economic Success, Today Part of the Problem

By Staff Writer

February 8, 2019

SPOT

First-time, short-term visitors to Japan hit record 27 million in 2018, making up 98% of arrivals

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

February 8, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Nonprofit groups help find safe homes for Japan's abandoned pets

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

February 8, 2019

OTHER

Marie Kondo's new TV series cleans up

By Patrick St. Michel, The Japan Times

February 1, 2019

SPOT

Observation deck for Tokyo's renowned tuna auctions opens to public at new Toyosu market site

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

February 1, 2019

DISCUSSION

Flood damage in Hiroshima

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Setsubun festival

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

DISCUSSION

Aging Population

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

SPOT

Kurobe Alpine Route

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

SPOT

Osaka Castle

By Staff Writer

February 1, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Perfume goes back to dance basics ahead of Coachella debut

By St. Michel, The Japan Times

February 1, 2019

SPOT

Watering holes traditionally targeting male customers are changing to reflect the times

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

February 1, 2019

POLICY

Ties to Japan are key to help Brazil adapt to an increasingly Asia-centric world

By Oliver Stuenkel

December 26, 2018

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Nature’s Ornaments

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Winter Wonderlands

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

DISCUSSION

Hokkaido quake causes widespread landslides

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Start of a New Era

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

It’s Your Year!

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

TECH

Hayabusa 2 Ready to Land on Asteroid Ryugu in 2019, JAXA Reports

By Staff Writer

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Examining Japan's traditional paper trail

By Kathryn Wortley, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

OTHER

Hayao Miyazaki: The never-ending story

By Roland Kelts, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

TECH

Lovot, Japan's new touchy-feely family robot, aims to spread a little love

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

POLICY

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike working to make capital more accessible for foreign and disabled visitors ready for 2020 Games

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

POLICY

With six months to go until G20 summit in Osaka, Japan sets out its agenda

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Emperor Akihito, 85, greets public as he celebrates last birthday on throne

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

TECH

Former astronaut Naoko Yamazaki hopeful for commercial space travel

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

January 25, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Passion and technology behind English sumo coverage

By John Gunning, The Japan Times

January 18, 2019

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

By design, for manners or security, backpacks increasingly being worn on the front in Japan

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

December 26, 2018

DISCUSSION

Talk by Dr. Charles Dallara at the FCCJ – Parallels and Contrasts in US Relations with 1980s Japan and 2010s China, and the Risks that Lay Ahead

By Staff Writer

December 21, 2018

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Zen and chocolate: Seeking tranquility in business, life

By Louise George Kittaka, The Japan Times

December 21, 2018

DISCUSSION

Returning for two-week tour, former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy reflects on her lifelong ties with Japan

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

December 11, 2018

DISCUSSION

Climate change issues likely to be one of top points at Osaka G20 summit: Jacques Attali

By Staff Writer, The Japan Times

December 11, 2018

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Sogo shosha: Thriving through adversity in postwar Japan

By Patrick Ryan, The Japan Times

December 11, 2018

OTHER

Visit to Japan Provokes Thoughts on Connectivity & Quality Infrastructure Promotion in ASEM Region

By T.V. Ramachandran

November 28, 2018

DISCUSSION

A Tale of Two Islands: Japan and Britain;

By Chris Green, Ross Thomson, Ranil Jayawardena

November 22, 2018

DISCUSSION

The time of stormy weather over Japan, Asia and the world. Reflections from my journey to Japan

By Marek Madej

November 22, 2018

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Japan: an Unforgettable Experience

By Luis Vicente León

August 8, 2018

DISCUSSION

Contributed article

By Rajeev Deshpande

June 15, 2018

DISCUSSION

One who believes that self-respect is most important is a Samurai warrior

By Mayur Jani

June 15, 2018

DISCUSSION

Japan has still not come out of the Edo period hangover!

By Mayur Jani

June 15, 2018

DISCUSSION

Fushimi Inari Shrine: Deity fulfilling ordinary person’s wishes

By Mayur Jani

June 15, 2018

DISCUSSION

Due to extreme heat conditions in Ahmedabad, Japan is making some changes in Bullet train

By Mayur Jani

June 15, 2018

POLICY

Japan and the evolving regional security landscape

By Nicholas Fang

June 15, 2018

POLICY

Toyama Model: Resilient City for the Future

By Supuck Saengkrajang

June 15, 2018

POLICY

Challenges and Opportunities for Japan’s Pacific Island Diplomacy

By Sandra Tarte

March 1, 2018

POLICY

Japan to boost education partnership with Myanmar

By NYAN LYNN AUNG

March 1, 2018

POLICY

Japan to fund Mandalay water treatment facility

By NYAN LYNN AUNG

March 1, 2018

TECH

Robots covers population shrinks in Japan

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By By Ricardo Grinbaum

March 1, 2018

POLICY

Japan - Nuclear Threat by Neighborhood countries.
Between memory of horror and fear of the future

(The original article is in French)

By Karim Ben Said

March 1, 2018

DISCUSSION

How North Korea kidnapped a mother in the middle of Tokyo

(The original article is in German)

By Sören Kittel

March 1, 2018

POILCY

Kim's plan works

(The original article is in German)

By Klaus Geiger

March 1, 2018

POILCY

North Korea: Japan wants ways to fight back

(The original article is in French)

By François Clemenceau

March 1, 2018

POILCY

Japan is determined to strengthen the alliance with the US

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By Leonídio Paulo Ferreira

March 1, 2018

OTHER

NEC eyes collaboration opportunities with Myanmar

By NYAN LYNN AUNG

March 1, 2018

TECH

Guarded by a multitude of measures to ensure water supply even during a massive earthquake

March 15, 2018

OTHER

Considering the Benefit of Inconvenience

March 15, 2018

SPOT

Rinnoji Temple’s Gohan-shiki (rice-forcing) Festival (April 2) is an unusual ordeal in Nikko

March 15, 2018

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

A Pearly Tale of Tenfold Fortune

March 15, 2018

POLICY

Discuss the latest in international news（audio file)

By Elliot Tepper (Interview with Mark Sutcliffe, host of Ottawa Today)

December 15, 2017

POLICY

Abe wins the elections in japan. approaching the reform of the constitution

(The original article is in Italian)

By Giulia Pompili

December 15, 2017

POLICY

If you think about countermeasures against populism, you should go to Tokyo

(The original article is in Italian)

By Giulia Pompili

December 15, 2017

POLICY

The mind of Abe

(The original article is in Italian)

By Giulia Pompili

December 15, 2017

POLICY

Abe has a strategy to stop the population decline, it's called WAW!

(The original article is in Italian)

By Giulia Pompili

December 15, 2017

POLICY

To the core of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

(The original article is in Spanish)

By Pablo M. Díez

December 15, 2017

TECH

Technology to Purify Groundwater

December 15, 2017

TECH

Hinoki-Buro : Ancestral workmanship brought to perfection along the years

December 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

Moss

By Francoise Morechand

December 15, 2017

SPOT

Jindaiji's Daruma Fair (March 3, 4) in Memory of Ganzan Daishi

December 15, 2017

POLICY

Japan and crisis with North Korea

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By Rubens Barbosa

November 15, 2017

POLICY

Northern Territories Issue

By Enkhtsag ENEREL

November 15, 2017

POLICY

ESSAY NORTH KOREA 2017

By Dr. Michael Paul

November 15, 2017

POLICY

MEXICO AND JAPAN, COPING WITH THE MULTILATERAL TRADE CRISIS

By Ulises Granados

September 10, 2017

POLICY

Indonesia, Japan and South China Sea

By KHAERUDIN

August 3, 2017

POLICY

Japan's revived African policy

By Alain ANTIL

August 3, 2017

TECH

Disaster prevention base of Japan Coast Guard

(The original article is in Vietnamese)

By Viet Anh

August 3, 2017

POLICY

Japan-South Korea relations: rapprochement ahead?

By Benoit Hardy-Chartranda

August 3, 2017

SPOT

Visiting Beautiful Nagasaki

By Åsa Malmström Rognes

August 3, 2017

POLICY

Sanctions Reconsidered: the Path Forward with North Korea

By Mikael Weissmann

August 3, 2017

POLICY

New paths for strategic cooperation in East-Asia

By Xavier Pasco

August 3, 2017

POLICY

The strategic awakening of Japan

(The original article is in Spanish)

By ANDRÉS ORTEGA

August 3, 2017

TECH

Top Share of the World Market for Nonradioactive Luminescent Paint
Ensuring Safety in the Dark LumiNova®

September 20, 2017

TECH

Cosmetic Sponges Loved the World Over

November 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

Refined Uchikake for the 21st Century

November 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(Combination Feature No.1) Wrap

A Convenient Cloth of Ever-Changing Appearance. Furoshiki are the Original Japanese Eco-bag

November 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(Combination Feature No.2) Wrap

All Purchased Items are Wrapped.The Extra Measure of Service that Comes with the Wrapping

November 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(Combination Feature No.3) Wrap

A Visit to a Traditional Packaging Exhibition Traditional Packaging Born of Resourcefulness and Craftsmanship

November 15, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(In love with the tub. The bath is goood … No.1)

The Joys of Soaking in Strange Bathtubs.The Beauty of Sento

September 20, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(In love with the tub. The bath is goood … No.2)

The Joys of Soaking in Strange Bathtubs.
Retaining an old-fashioned air, Teikokuyu

September 20, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

(In love with the tub. The bath is goood … No.3)

The Joys of Soaking in Strange Bathtubs.
A Beautiful Traditional Building, Myojinyu

September 20, 2017

SPOT

Annual Parade of the Giant (November 3) Yagorodon Matsuri in Osumi-cho

September 20, 2017

OTHER

A female acoustic leader

(The original article is in German)

By Jana Gioia Baurmann

August 3, 2017

POLICY

Japan and the UN

By Leonidio Paulo Ferreira

August 3, 2017

POLICY

China seen from Japan: weakness with stability

(The original article is in Spanish)

By ANDRÉS ORTEGA

August 3, 2017

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

The force of the nature. The earthquake and the tsunami.

(The video is in Spanish)

August 3, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

In Japan : A rhythm in seconds

(The original article is in Mongolian)

By Р.Адъяасүрэн

August 3, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

Japan's increasing presence in Mexico

(The original article is in Spanish)

By ULISES GRANADOS

August 3, 2017

POLICY

Japan and Poland share common challenges as border democracy countries

By Andrzej Talaga

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Islands on the frontline of a new global flashpoint: China v Japan

By Emma Graham-Harrison

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Japan: in between dangerous North Korea and ambitious China

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By Leonídio Paulo Ferreira

March 25, 2017

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

The Japanese experience for Africans

March 25, 2017

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

WAW! Summit in Japan : The cost of gender inequality

March 25, 2017

CULTURE
(SOCIETY)

Shusaku Endo wanted his museum in the land of hidden christians

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By Leonídio Paulo Ferreira

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Japan-Africa: Fostering human resources in DRC

March 25, 2017

CULTURE (SOCIETY)

Moscow and Tokyo set course for rapprochement

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Founded by Mr. Matsuda：a company withstood the atomic bomb

(The original article is in Portuguese)

By Leonídio Paulo Ferreira

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Japan and Thailand mull pact on weapons transfer

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

March 25, 2017

POLICY

Vietnam builds case for Paracels

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE

March 25, 2017