A Scotsman in provincial Japan, Iain Maloney, originally from Aberdeen, has lived in rural Gifu for five years. Together with his Japanese wife, he bought a house at the edge of a small village, a 20 minute drive ...

  ​​​​​​​ Visitors to Tokyo often object that the city is unplanned. It may look that way, but actually when Tokyo's forerunner, Edo, was laid out in 1590, it was subject to rigorous organisation. Edo changed many times, such as in 1603, when it became ...

Book Break : Anthony H. Rowley, author of “Foundations of the Future – The Global Battle for Infrastructure” Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 20200303BB Anthony Rowley smaller     20201118BB book cover foundation of the future The book argues that the world is "in ...

Book Break : Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子), author of "Breasts and Eggs (夏物語)" Thursday, November 05, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 20201105Bb Breasts and Eggs book cover replace      0201106BB Mieko Kawakami with credit YUTO KUDO Madame Figaro Japon 20201105Bb Breasts and Eggs book cover Mieko ...

Book Break : Eiichiro Tokumoto, author of “The Emperors’ Files (エンペラー・ファイル)” Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 A new book, The Emperors’ Files, by author and investigative journalist, Eiichiro Tokumoto, presents unpublicized behind-the-scene stories of Japan's past two and current emperors in the Showa, ...