Rina Sawayama was born in Japan but lives in the UK. She therefore wants a British prize for singing.

For a country which purports to love nature, there's some rough treatment of plants in Japan's cities.

Using Zen Buddhism to market all kinds of goods demeans an ancient religion.

A new film examines why people buy fake fathers.

The constitution says it's a pacifist nation. Yet would a first strike against an enemy be justified?

When you see people wearing a surgical face mask, do you ever wonder why they are really covering their face?  Of course, they’re probably just p…

I had the strong impression that Japan and South Korea have done extremely well in dealing with coronavirus.  The death toll has been relatively …

It’s time to move the capital of Japan, according to an entrepreneur who is now an advisor to the Prime Minister. Masaaki Taira is not advocating a ph…

My Japanese language tutor Mineko Arai is a great baker. I love her strawberry cheesecake. I think she could be a contestant on The Great British Bake…

The mayor of Osaka has said that men are better suited to grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, because women take too long and contribute…