Despite the uncertainty introduced by the Trump administration to the international order and the Japan-US relationship, Japan must remain focused
The director Miyazaki Hayao and other leading anime creators have a surprising number of connections to Nagano in central Japan.
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The twentieth century brought fresh focuses on a number of different audiences in the manga field. One of these was
The temple Kōfukuji in Nara is home to a three-faced, six-armed masterpiece created some 13 centuries ago. A look at
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The scenery rolls by outside, and the sushi rolls by inside. A new gourmet sightseeing bus has hit the streets
The standoff continues between Iran and the United States, with no denouement in sight. A talk with the Iranian ambassador
Japan’s total expenditure on nursing and preventive care for elderly residents rose by 2.3% to ¥12.2 trillion in fiscal 2025.