Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plagiarizes himself: If you can recycle nuclear fuel, why not speeches?
This year's Hiroshima bombing commemoration speech bears a uncanny resemblance to last year's.
The Ides Of October: Japan’s nuclear reprocessing “dream” is the world’s nightmare
The IAEA considers 8kg is enough to make a nuclear weapon. In other words, if the 1% not accounted for (at Rokkasho Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant) was actually stolen,…
The Last Day of Sanja Matsuri Today! (May 18th) Get your mobile phones out & welcome portable Gods
While we plan to run a full photo essay later in the week, for those of you looking to get lucky, Asakusa is the place to be. The Sanja Matsuri…
Soulbeat Asia: Awesome Music Until Sunday the 18th in Toyota City: Get moving & grooving
If you’re looking for world music try heading to Aichi Prefecture’s Toyota City today. Saturday and Sunday are the last two days of Soulbeat Asia where you can see and…
Go-Betweens: The World Seen through Children
Mori Art Museum will start an exhibition that focuses on life through the eyes of children, in a country that faces a shortage of them and an ageing population.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014
Tokyo's 3rd annual gay pride parade will be held on April 16, 2014.
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Happy New Year Of The Horse 2014 (馬年) Come ride with us!
Japan Subculture Research Center has taken a long sabbatical since December of 2013. We meant to get things off with a bang this January but our editor in chief and…
Prince Genji’s Pole Dances & Romances: Japanese Literature Sways to LIfe
Thus the stage is set for a mystical Nutcracker meets Noh plus comedy, improvisational dance, strip-tease, burlesque and the finest aerial arts and acrobatics. Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji…
“What are the criteria of these possible secrets?” “Well…it’s a secret.” Japan’s Kafkaesque Special Secret Protection Bill threatens to destroy freedom of speech
“this bill represents a great threat to journalism.” A person investigating a state secret and revealing it could be prosecuted and jailed to up to 10 years. The criteria for…
Charity Flea Market for Tohoku November 17 (Tokyo): volunteer, shop, help :D
IMA, a Tokyo-based group that welcomes volunteers of all ages, Japanese and international, will sponsor a Fall flea market, bake sale and full day of workshops on 11/17. IMA welcomes…