Russia’s Putin visits Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing protest from Tokyo | News
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also…
-63 kg: Haruka Kaju Claims Japan’s Fifth Gold Medal / IJF.org
One of Mongolia’s greatest hopes for a medal rested on the shoulders of Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo (MGL), who began…
Defense Minister Koizumi Says Japan ‘Overly Optimized for Peacetime’
On June 14, Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivered a keynote address at a forum held at the…
Inside Arashiyama bamboo grove: A Kyoto shore excursion worth slowing down for
I’ve been to this forest before but, in 2018, I was an independent traveller with no deadlines or…