Storytelling teahouse ‘master’ is modern day doctor of the soul
First published by The Japan Times The work we do in life is often connected with who we are...
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Journalist encounters prison ordeal in quest to find his children
Freelance sports journalist Scott McIntyre spoke at the FCCJ in Tokyo yesterday, following Wednesday’s suspended six-month jail sentence issued...
Public records: Here today, gone tomorrow…
Japan’s fascination with cherry blossoms extended well beyond the two-week viewing season this year, after Toru Miyamoto, a Lower...
Eddie Jones on training the Japan national rugby team
Japan beat Russia 30-10 in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. How did the team rise to prominence? Prior to...
Robert Ryker strikes the right chord
Conductor Zubin Mehta once told Robert Ryker that Mehta’s two orchestras, the Montreal Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic,...
Japanese youth reshaping the future of big business
Last year Panasonic Corporation asked Tokyo based Loftwork Inc. to help them build a café in a trendy part of...
What the world can learn from Japan
First published by The Japan Times Japan’s history of rapid growth, bubble economy, followed by economic slowdown and deflation will...
Womenomics: Mend the gender gap
First published by The Japan Times Shortly after becoming minister in charge of promoting “dynamic engagement of all citizens”...
Are Japan’s private investigators public enemy number one?
Two years ago, a US-based couple hired Tokyo private detective Goro Koyama to help them gain custody over their 5-year...
A son echoes his father’s questions about identity
In his 1971 song “Imagine,” John Lennon asks listeners to imagine living in a world where all mankind can...