Played as accompaniment to kabuki plays and traditional puppet theater or by geisha, the three-stringed shamisen has been an integral … More
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Japan’s Role in a Turbulent World
Today, the world is witnessing unprecedented levels of instability and uncertainty, from the U.S. President’s nationalistic “America First” policy, to … More
Film: Double Suicide
New Wave director Masahiro Shinoda utilizes classic Japanese theatrical conventions and avant-garde film techniques to stunning effect in this brilliant modernist adaptation … More
New Roadmaps for Asia: The ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ and the ‘Quad’
President Trump meeting with Prime Minister Abe and Prime Minister Modi at the G20 Summit (Shealah Craighead/Flickr). The last two … More
Stocks, Deposits or Cryptocurrencies: Where is Japanese Retail Money Going?
In Japan, retail money totals $16 trillion, the second largest amount in the world after the United States. Despite negligible … More