Tokyo

Yuri Chekalin07.03.2025

“The streams of the receding river…, they are continuous; but they are not the same, the old waters… Bubbles of foam floating in the backwaters…, they will disappear, then they will reconnect anew; but they are not given to stay for long. In this world, people and their dwellings… and they are like bubbles on […]

Serg Levine02.02.2022

On February 1, former Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro died, who gained notoriety for his willingness to defend his tough stance. Ishihara was 89 years old. Ishihara arguably gained the most notoriety in the world after announcing Tokyo’s intention to buy the Senkaku Islands in 2012. At the time, he stated that by purchasing the islands […]

Yuri Chekalin01.02.2022

Tokyo reports 14,445 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 81,655. The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 14,445 new coronavirus cases, up 2,694 from Monday and up 1,632 from last Tuesday. By age group, 2,824 cases were in their 20s, 2,549 in their 30s, 2,279 in their 40s and 1,469 in their 50s, while 1,642 were […]

Nicholas Erin09.11.2021

Tokyo-based VLP Therapeutics Japan announced on October 18 that it plans to begin the final phase of clinical trials in the spring of 2022 and reach mainstream use by the end. The principle of the new vaccine is to use a new replicon technology [a replicon is a piece of DNA capable of autonomous double […]

Nicholas Erin17.07.2020

Medical experts say they are confused at why the coronavirus cases have not declined in the hot summer months in Japan and warn of a “very dangerous” situation when the flu season arrives. More than 600 new coronavirus cases were reported across Japan on Thursday 16th July, the highest in three months, as Tokyo alone […]

Mark Tasker16.07.2020

Yuriko Koike was elected for a second term as Tokyo Governor on the 5th of July under the strangest of circumstances. Whether you see it as fortuitous timing, adept media management, or skillful political manipulation will depend greatly on your political leanings, but one thing is for sure — there was only one candidate in […]

Serg Levine25.06.2020

Tokyo in search for paths to entice financial professionals and institutions from troubled Hong Kong in a bid to become Asia`s top financial hub as ongoing protests and Beijing reaction seen as premier advantage to promote Japanese capital. Japan is considering free-visa regime, tax ease and free offices for asset managers, traders and bankers under […]

The Forgotten People of Japan

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Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

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