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Spicing Up the Seasons with Sensational Sanshō CuisineCULTURE | Jan 28, 2026

Cabinet Office Survey Shows Record High Support for Strengthening Japan’s Self-Defense ForcesINSIGHT | Jan 28, 2026

Sanshō: A Small Berry with a Surprising PunchCULTURE | Jan 28, 2026

The Chonmage: Japan’s Traditional TopknotCULTURE | Jan 27, 2026

Japan’s Corporate Bankruptcies Top 10,000 for Second Straight Year in 2025INSIGHT | Jan 27, 2026

Survey Finds More Young Japanese Looking for LoveINSIGHT | Jan 26, 2026

La Collina Ōmihachiman: A Sweet Sensation in a Tranquil Rural SettingTRAVEL | Jan 24, 2026

Looking Good! “Biju” Chosen as One of Japan’s Words of 2025INSIGHT | Dec 17, 2025

“Kuma” Declared the Kanji of the Year for an “Unbearable” 2025INSIGHT | Dec 12, 2025

Translation Prize Shortlist Highlights the Year’s Best Japanese Books Published in EnglishCULTURE | Dec 2, 2025

Putting the Language to Work, Work, Work: Winner Announced for Japan’s 2025 Word of the YearINSIGHT | Dec 1, 2025

Japan’s Words of the Year for 2025INSIGHT | Nov 5, 2025

Heat Wave: Hot Sauce Bar Tokyo Bringing Artisan Flavors to JapanJAPAN LIFE | Oct 25, 2025

Young Japanese Support Separate Married Surname OptionINSIGHT | Oct 20, 2025

Cooling Goods for Getting Through Japan’s Hot SummerCULTURE | Aug 5, 2025

Translation Prize for Masaya Saito’s Take on Poet Saitō Sanki’s Record of Hard Wartime DaysCULTURE | Feb 13, 2025

Kanji of the Year for 2024: Yet Another Golden EraINSIGHT | Dec 12, 2024

Shortlist Announced for 2024 Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Translation PrizeCULTURE | Dec 3, 2024