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Julie Yukiko (雪子) Buisson aka Ukico has much in common with Snow-White, other than just her name, which literally means “child of the snow”—she is charming, peaceful, a beautiful woman…

I have anxiety about sleeping. I never know what time of my life I’ll wake up in. The persistence of the past both helps and hinders my relationships in the…

NEWS is a legendary Japanese whisky from the 1980s. "One Liter Per Month. NEWS is light & smooth. You can enjoy it on the rocks, with water, or with anything.…

I’m claiming this word! “Full Kondo” To completely implement the teachings of tidiness as espoused by Marie Kondo, the tiny Zen Buddhist-like wizard of minimalism and organization. “Dude, he went…

Japanese prosecutors routinely dump 50% of the cases they get, even after a suspect has endured 23 days in confinement, before a decision on made what to do. But once…

When you write about Japan, you have to assume that many readers aren't following your story---or they may know little about the country and culture. . They may be coming…

Given all of the above, if the prosecutors are to re-arrest Mr. Ghosn and Mr. Kelly on the ground of a fake statement in the securities report for the last…

Yes, according to Ogawa, a friend of Japan's Prime Minister, if you're a woman in Japan and you get groped on the train--it's because you're giving off pheromones. The scent…

"He was a ferocious researcher. I remember his prodigious memory; if you were with him and Mark Schreiber, you didn’t need the internet.”

AUM leader in charge of “Science Technology” and conduit to organized crime, Hideo Murai, is stabbed to death by a Yamaguchi-gumi members in front of the group’s headquarters, while reporters…