Municipalities in Fukushima struggle to recruit workers
Many municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are struggling to hire workers, prompting them to recruit former…
Coco’s Japan is very confident in their chilled ramen, but should they be? [Taste test]
Premium-priced hiyashu chuka comes to the American coffee shop’s Japanese branches. With the summer heat…
Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists
Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world. Garigari-kun…
Beyond the language of decline: Hope for democratic renewal
A thoughtful essay by a Japanese author, circulated anonymously within a private discussion group to…
Takaichi meets victims, local leaders in quake-struck Kumamoto
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi traveled to Kumamoto Prefecture on Monday, where she spoke to victims…
How Canada can gear up for the Arctic ‘Great Game’
At the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada repeatedly…
A misdiagnosis of U.S. failings leaves Trump stuck in Iran
Not for the first time since he began a six-week war with Iran five months…
Automakers prolong plant suspensions after Kumamoto quake
Automakers are prolonging plant suspensions following last week’s major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, with the…
Obesity battle heats up again as Novo claws its way back into race with Lilly
London – Novo Nordisk investors have found little cause for optimism during a bruising two-year…
