In a mere 12 minutes, this video about Japan covers everything from its strange cultural mores to its equally strange economy. Before you get hung up on the ugly caricatures of Japan people and ...

The notion of Japan as a “normal country” did not originally aim to negate pacifism. Rather, it emerged as a proactive ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (seated left) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump (seated right) during a bilateral meeting at the White House, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: Official White ...

Every morning in Tokyo, during rush hour, thousands of Japanese people head to the train stations with almost choreographed rigor. And among the crowd, one can still spot, in some stations, a ...