The trains run on time in Japan, to the minute. "Not only that, but the doors actually align with the markings on the platform, and if they're running late, they apologize profusely," says Shihoko ...

The African continent has emerged as a new geostrategic playground for Asian aid donors. The Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in November 2021 and the Tokyo International Conference on African ...

Every nation has an identity, a narrative that it tells itself about its history, the character of its people, its preferences. Japan relies on an idealised collective imagination perhaps more than ...

When plans unravel or life tilts sideways, shoganai doesn’t fix things — it frees you. Not giving up, but giving in to what already is. And in that, there’s relief. Shaped by centuries of tsunamis, ...