On a recent TV Tokyo special “World-Saving! WannyaFull Story – Shiba, Calico & Kamenashi-kun”, viewers were introduced to Shouyumame, a young trainee police dog based in Kagawa Prefecture. Shouyumame is still very much a puppy…
France, often described as the beating heart of Europe, is once again mired in political chaos. Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government has collapsed after losing a confidence vote in the National Assembly, marking the third…
For over two decades, One Piece has stood as one of the most beloved and emotionally resonant stories in modern fiction, but would a Luffy rescue plot be possible? Eiichiro Oda’s epic of freedom, friendship,…
In modern medicine, few dilemmas have proven as stubborn, or as deadly, as the management of severe pain. Every day, surgeons, oncologists, and primary care physicians face the same impossible trade-off: relieve suffering with opioids…
For decades, investors and economists have spoken of Japan in the language of hesitation. Once celebrated as the miracle economy of the postwar era, Japan’s ascent appeared unstoppable until the early 1990s, when a bursting…
Japan and Europe are entering a new phase of strategic alignment. Driven by the growing military assertiveness of China, the unpredictability of Russia, and the nuclear brinkmanship of North Korea, Tokyo and European capitals have…
When Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Japan, few were surprised. His tenure had been marked by determined leadership, but also by growing challenges—economic stagnation, rising security threats in Asia, and internal…
The United States is once again facing an internal reckoning — not between regions divided by geography, but between branches of its own democracy. As lawsuits mount, rhetoric intensifies, and tempers boil over, the relationship…
Tokyo, September 11, 2025 — The city awoke to chaos. The clouds overhead thickened by mid-morning, growing heavy and ominous. Then, as if someone opened a tap, 12 centimeters of rain poured in a single…
