Premium-priced hiyashu chuka comes to the American coffee shop’s Japanese branches. With the summer heat hitting Japan in full force, it’s time to look for ways to stay cool however…
Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world. Garigari-kun is Japan’s favorite popsicle brand, and like a lot of sweets in Japan, part of…
A thoughtful essay by a Japanese author, circulated anonymously within a private discussion group to which I belong, captured a sentiment many people today quietly share. It described the peculiar…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi traveled to Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, where she spoke to victims of July 28’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which has killed at least 38 people, and leaving over…
At the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada repeatedly emphasized that his nation is undertaking a massive buildup in defense spending. “Canada is on…
Not for the first time since he began a six-week war with Iran five months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump finds himself stuck.He told the world just recently he would…
Automakers are prolonging plant suspensions following last week’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, with the impact spreading beyond the Kyushu region.Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Daihatsu Motor extended the suspension…
London – Novo Nordisk investors have found little cause for optimism during a bruising two-year period of profit warnings, leadership upheaval and a sliding share price as rival Eli Lilly…
Two women who died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping mall following a powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture last week were instructed by their employer to return inside to…
Seoul – A record heat wave is gripping the Korean peninsula, sending temperatures soaring across South Korea and North Korea as authorities expand emergency measures and residents seek relief in…