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18/12/2023

By SUKEGAWA Seiya

‘Trust’ and ‘Mutual Benefit’ are the watchwords.

29/07/2023

The Deal with Eel
Unagi kabayaki, split eel broiled in a sweet soy-based sauce, is an Edo-period classic. The dish is popularly eaten in July to help provide vigor in the summer heat.

After the rainy season comes to an end around the middle of this month for most of Japan, the summer that follows tends ...

20/01/2023

"Public opinion largely supports the shift in defense policy to gain counterattack capabilities. An NHK opinion poll showed 55% in favor (31% opposed), while the Mainichi shimbun (59% / 27% against) and Asahi shimbun (56% / 38%) newspapers produced similar results."

On December 16, 2022, the Japanese government revised three security documents, the “National Security Strategy,” “Natio...

19/01/2023

Professor Komine Takao analyzes the outlook for the Japanese economy in 2023 based on the results of the “ESP Forecast Survey” by the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER).

Since 2020, the Japanese economy has been shaken by external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and increases in food ...

18/01/2023

"Though almost universally referred to as the Japanese plum, the plant known in the vernacular as ume (Prunus mume) is in fact more closely related to the apricot." ...

Even people whose knowledge of Japan leans toward the scanty would probably have little trouble in naming the nation’s f...

29/12/2022

Never mind the penalties… The Blue Samurai did the nation proud in Qatar and the future is bright.

And so, after arguably the greatest of all finals it was the greatest of all players who lifted football’s ultimate priz...

29/12/2022

日本サッカー協会（JFA）はFIFAワールドカップ2026大会を目指すSAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）の監督として森保一氏と契約することに合意しましたのでお知らせします。SAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）監督プロフィール名前森保　一（もりや....

19/10/2022

COVID-19 has had long-term and structural consequences for Japan’s economic society. One such consequence is the impact on the population. Since 2020, there have been striking changes in population trends amid the COVID-19 crisis.

KOMINE Takao, Professor at Taisho University, reports.

COVID-19 has had long-term and structural consequences for Japan’s economic society (hereinafter, the Corona Shock). One...

13/10/2022

A book titled "RCEP to Higashi Ajia" (RCEP and East Asia) was published this year in which experts in a variety of fields examine the significance of East Asia’s first mega FTA for the global, East Asian and Japanese economies. Shimizu Kazushi, one of the book’s editors, highlights its main themes.

A book titled RCEP to Higashi Ajia (RCEP and East Asia) was published this year in which experts in a variety of fields ...

29/09/2022

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Trade: New Partners
https://www.japanjournal.jp/economy/pt20170513201723.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

From TICAD7 to the SDG Summit New York
https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/pt20190826164602.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Maritime Security: Japan’s Plans in a Changing World
https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/pt20200917125053.html

China’s activities in the East China Sea have increased steadily since 2008 and have intensified still further since the...

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Taiwan Today and Its Significance in East Asia
https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/pt20190730141050.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

A “Selective” Thaw
https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/pt20200128150008.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Milestone Achievements on Trade
https://www.japanjournal.jp/economy/pt20191001155055.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Japan-US Trade Talks: What’s on the Table?
https://www.japanjournal.jp/economy/pt20190617180515.html

08/07/2022

R.I.P. Former PM Abe Shinzo
Building Trust through Dialogue: PM Abe's strong beliefs

Japan has joined hands with the European Union in a “connectivity partnership” that sets an example to the world. Sano K...

01/07/2022

In addition to rising energy prices internationally due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the continuously weak yen has caused a rise in import prices and thus ongoing import inflation...

https://www.japanjournal.jp/economy/pt20220701090033.html

In addition to rising energy prices internationally due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the continuously ...

22/06/2022

Upper House Election 2022: The Key Issues
Campaigning for the Upper House election begins today, June 22, before the voting and vote counting takes place on July 10. The author examines the key issues.

https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/politics/pt20220622141521.html

23/03/2022

Spring Festival in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
https://www.momat.go.jp/am/exhibition/springfest2022/

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07/11/2021

Kitamura Shigeru, former Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat, delves into areas of contention in the field of “economic security.”

https://www.japanjournal.jp/economy/pt20211107172625.html

Kitamura Shigeru, former Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat, delves into specific areas of contentio...

02/11/2021

loosely means “wasteful” but in its full sense conveys a feeling of awe and appreciation for the gifts of nature or the sincere conduct of other people. There is a trait among Japanese people to try to use something for its entire effective life or continue to use it by repairing it. In this caring culture, people will endeavor to find new homes for possessions they no longer need. The late Dr. Wangari Maathai, who was born in Kenya and was the first person working in the environmental field to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace, is known for coming across this term in 2005 and popularizing its spirit along with the three Rs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottainai?fbclid=IwAR3vTVGjCAWxeO201tIstdpZIegvsoGljhlteyOHlB2-C0HwrN2IhkRZTp0

Japan’s “Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics,” which draws on decades of experience in the waste management field...

02/11/2021

The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is capturing the imagination of people around the world, with ...

02/11/2021

As the forest fires rage on in the Amazon, Mizuno Tetsu recalls The Man Who Planted Trees.There is a book first pu...

29/09/2021

"Learn about and appreciate kogei from the comfort of your own home."

14/09/2021

"Bush clover begins to come into bloom in late August, and it is a welcome sign that the long, fierce Japanese summer is finally beginning to lose some power as it edges toward an autumnal respite." (Not that the summer has been particularly long or fierce this year, of course.)

https://www.japanjournal.jp/society/traditions/pt20210913125817.html

Arrive in most parts of Japan at around the end of March or beginning of April, and it would be very hard to miss th...

06/09/2021

Japanese cuisine just would not be the same without the stock called “dashi.” And that stock would not exist at all without the humble skipjack tuna.

https://www.japanjournal.jp/society/traditions/pt20210906163610.html

If you had to summarize Japanese cuisine in a single word, you would probably settle on “simplicity.” As in other areas ...

26/08/2021

A wonderful documentary.

Water, not weapons.

Dr. Tetsu Nakamura was a humanitarian who devoted his life to rebuilding Afghanistan, up until the day he was tragically killed on December 4, 2019. This documentary tells the story of his tireless efforts to bring water, agriculture and civilization to the people of a war-torn nation. Through decad...

24/08/2021

International Support for Afghanistan: An analysis with an emphasis on the support provided by Japan and Japanese people over the last twenty years.

https://www.japanjournal.jp/diplomacy/international-cooperation/pt20210821160620.html

An analysis with an emphasis on the support provided by Japan and Japanese people over the last twenty years.The Afgha...