Japan Covid-19 Vaccine: History, Present, and Future Since the novel coronavirus sprung silently from its epicenter in Wuhan a year ago, it…
How Well Did You Follow Japan’s News This Year? Take This 2020 Quiz to Find Out! A lot happened in 2020 in Japan. From joining the world in its fight against…
Eau de Whopper? Burger King Prepares Patty-Scented Cologne Just how much do you love the smell of burgers: enough to make the aroma…
Japanese Firms on the Hunt for Foreign Talent Japan’s flatlining population growth has prompted its CEOs to seek out international resuscitation. CNBC reports…
On the Misuse of Dreams, and Ayako Sono’s Racial Nightmare By Alec Jordan The plot is more than familiar: an overseas celebrity comes through Japan,…
Japanese Netlabels Find Open Ears Online Major record labels were once famed for dominating the music industry, and getting their fair…
Political Gamesmanship and Somber Reflection Follow Hostage Crisis Japan has been left reeling by the recent executions of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa…
February Issue Out Now! Keep your eyes out for the February issue of Tokyo Weekender magazine on the shelves…
Rural Areas of Japan Are Facing a Grim Future From the fading epitaphs to the encroaching moss, the decayed and delapitated state of Japan’s…
Journalist Kenji Goto’s Killing Met with Anger, Grief Junko Ishido’s worst fears were realized on Sunday, after a video of her son’s beheading…
Uncanny Valley Hotel: Inn Staffed by Robots to Open in Nagasaki Japanese culture may be famous for its storied history of doting geisha girls. But that…
In Japan, an Outpouring of Emotion Follows Hostage’s Execution Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked dismayed during a press conference on Sunday, as he told…
Weeping Politician Nonomura May Face Fraud Charges It seems that Ryutaro Nonomura’s infamous sobbing, wailing and table-top pummeling were all to no…
Further Details Arise Regarding Japanese Hostage Video The world may have learned that Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa were being held for…
Journalist Who Was Threatened for Sex Slave Story Files Suit He’s endured bomb threats and been called a traitor and a liar. Now, much maligned…
