Japan’s yōgo (health education) teachers combine the roles of nurse and counselor, providing medical and psych […]
Sake is hot! Or to be precise, premium-grade sake (most often served slightly chilled) has taken the global ma […]
Foreign visitors to Japan totaled 28.7 million in 2017, climbing 19.3% from 2016 and marking a record high for […]
Japan’s public finances are burdened with massive deficits. The author explains the structural problems of pub […]
Gunma Prefecture’s Kusatsu, one of Japan’s “Big Three” hot springs, is known throughout Japan and even to hot- […]
These springs are surrounded by the beautiful, wild nature of Hokkaidō. Noboribetsu offers a cornucopia of nin […]
・Senkōji Park: A gorgeous view of Onomichi adorned with cherry trees. ・Descendants of all Japan’s “Three Great […]
The beauty of calligraphy is that it’s a one-time thing,” says Miyazaki Atsushi, who teaches the a […]
Award-winning Japanese scholar Ishizawa Yoshiaki is one of the world’s leading authorities on Khmer inscriptio […]
・One of Osaka’s famous flower viewing spots ・Features nearly 300 cherry blossom trees, primarily of the somei- […]