Category: Japan

Japan: Sekiro – a new endeavor for the Dark Soul Series

by Cameron Henderson | Apr 10, 2019 | Art, Arts and Culture, Japan | 1 |

CAMERON HENDERSON WRITES — The Japanese video game company “FromSoftware” released the much...

JAPAN: Decrease in Yakuza Numbers?

by Conor Fairtlough | Apr 6, 2019 | Japan | 0 |

CONOR FAIRTLOUGH WRITES– In Japan, the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) has been popularized in...

JAPAN: Nissan’s CEO Puts Company’s Future in Jeopardy

by Mingyi Li | Mar 11, 2019 | East Asia, Japan | 0 |

MINGYI LI WRITES– Last November, one of the auto industry’s most famous executives was...

JAPAN: Is the ‘Western Viewpoint’ of Japanese Film, Kimi no Nawa, white-washing?

by Conor Fairtlough | Mar 4, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Film, Japan | 0 |

CONOR FAIRTLOUGH WRITES — You’ve probably never seen the Japanese animation “Kimi no Nawa”...

JAPAN: On the Need for MANY More Women in Politics

by Robert Born | Mar 2, 2019 | East Asia, human rights, Japan, Women's Rights | 0 |

ROBERT BORN WRITES– Sunday, March 3, marked a national holiday in Japan called Hinamatsuri,...

Japan: When it Comes to Snow, It’s the Northern Regions That Are in the Spotlight!

by Talal Bukhamseen | Feb 13, 2019 | Japan | 0 |

TALAL BUKHAMSEEN WRITES — Every February, locals and tourists gather in Sapporo, Japan for a...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is The Animated Movie You Need to See

by Jenica Rose Garcia | Jan 23, 2019 | East Asia, Japan, Media | 0 |

JENICA GARCIA ROSE WRITES– Everyone has a favorite animated movie. This past holiday season,...

JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to China – A Foreshadowing of the Future

by Kaisara Walton | Nov 29, 2018 | China, East Asia, Japan, United States, US-China Relations | 0 |

KAISARA WALTON WRITES — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to China some six weeks...

Japan’s Robots Discover the Texture on Asteroid’s surface

by Rahaf Gabbani | Oct 15, 2018 | Japan, Science and Tech | 0 |

RAHAF GABBANI WRITES– On September 21, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) broke...

SUMMER OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN SHOWS GLIMPSE OF WHAT’S TO COME IN CLIMATE CHANGE

by Olivia Amezcua | Sep 25, 2018 | Japan | 0 |

OLIVIA AMEZCUA WRITES – Summer 2018 was anything but relaxing for the 127 million people...

Asians Around the World are Showing Up for Bi-Visibility Month

by Tabitha Theard | Sep 19, 2018 | China, East Asia, gay rights, Hong Kong, INDIA, Japan | 0 |

TABITHA THEARD WRITES – Bi-Visibility Day began in 1996, when American LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay,...

SINGAPORE SUMMIT: COOPERATION TRUMPS GO-IT-ALONE FOR EAST ASIAN STABILITY

by Asia Media Staff | Jun 12, 2018 | China, Japan, North Korea, russia, South Korea | 0 |

(AMI NOTES: Moon Chung-in is a distinguished professor at Yonsei University and the special...

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