The interactive worlds dreamed up by game designers in Kyoto and Tokyo are the core of Japan’s soft power.
Obesity is discussed primarily through the language of restriction and self-control. Japan offers a different model where gratitude and mindfulness underpin healthy eating behavior.
On New Year's Day, millions of people in Japan visit Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune. In summer, many return to their ...
Kokuho is a colourful, lengthy epic, spanning five decades and running almost three hours, set in the world of kabuki – Japan ...
Who hasn’t experienced the awkwardness of grabbing a quick treat only to have the screen flipped around inquiring about a tip? Whether you cave to silent pressure, press “no tip” in haste or happily ...
For generations, one small Japanese community kept the outside world at arm's length. The story of what happened when it ...