Commentary / Japan Aug 21, 2019
U.S.-China: Navigating constant change
by Paul Goldstein
Japan now has a favorable position to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Commentary / Japan Aug 20, 2019
Can Japan-South Korea relations be saved?
by Yuki Tatsumi
By continuing to freeze the bilateral relationship, the two countries prevent themselves from pursuing policy issues that are critical to their futures, including the endgame for the denuclearization of North Korea.
Basketball Aug 14, 2019
New Zealand gets best of Japan's 'Big Three' in warm-up game
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Japan’s men’s national team was left with a bitter pill to swallow after a 104-87 loss against New Zealand on Wednesday in a warm-up game at Culttz Kawasaki for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in China. The Akatsuki Five had defeated the same opponent 99-89 ...
Music Aug 14, 2019
Trade spat sees K-pop caught in the middle
by Patrick St. Michel
The Japanese debut performance of Korean pop group Stray Kids planned for next month should be an unquestionably good thing. The fledgling male outfit has been gaining steam since emerging in 2017, with its nine members having already played shows in Southeast Asia, Australia, ...
Commentary / Japan Aug 13, 2019
Japan needs to establish guidelines and infrastructure for multilingual support to foreign residents
by Keizo Yamawaki
It is high time that the national government formulated guidelines on what information it should disseminate in what languages.
Basketball Aug 12, 2019
Rui Hachimura's 35 points drive Akatsuki Five to exhibition win over New Zealand
by Kaz Nagatsuka
NBA first-round draftee Rui Hachimura navigated Japan to a 99-89 victory over New Zealand on Monday, delivering a stellar performance in Japan's first warmup exhibition ahead of the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The 21-year-old forward scored 35 points to help the Akatsuki Five post a ...
National / History Aug 7, 2019
Veteran, 97, reunited with dog tag lost during WWII's Pacific War
A 97-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Bismarck has been reunited with a dog tag he lost in Papua New Guinea while serving in World War II. A stranger found 97-year-old Ed Boger's dirty, rusted dog tag about five years ago while digging a hole for ...
Commentary / Japan | C Commentary Aug 5, 2019
by Kuni Miyake
Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.
Basketball Aug 3, 2019
'Big Three' give Japan high hopes
by Kaz Nagatsuka
With star phenoms Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe on board, the Japan men's national team has gotten its teeth into its training ahead of the FIBA World Cup, which will begin later this month. The Akatsuki Five assembled a dozen players to start their first ...
Rugby Aug 3, 2019
World Rugby chief Gosper says gamble on Japan hosting World Cup proved a winner
World Rugby took a risk awarding Japan the hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup but it has turned out to be a great decision Brett Gosper, CEO of the sport's governing body, told AFP. The 60-year-old Australian added announcing two World Cup hosts as ...
Commentary / Japan | C C Aug 1, 2019
Japan as No. 1: The 21st-century version
by Jesper Koll
Japan never became the world's top economy, but it remains the global best in a number of critical categories.
Entertainment News Aug 1, 2019
Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead at 91
Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," "Cabaret," "Company" and "Sweeney Todd" and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has died. Prince was 91. Prince's publicist, Rick Miramontez, ...