In the spirit of solidarity and to highlight the contribution of sports towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations and Tokyo 2020 are working together to promote ...

Though some competition has already begun, the Tokyo Olympic Games officially, finally get underway Friday night with the Opening Ceremony. The ceremony opens with a video featuring geometric shapes ...

The 40th Annual Tokyo Motor Show was not just about cars but motorcycles and commercial vehicles, too. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at dump trucks and buses, but I did spend some time with the ...

It's a rite of passage for newcomers and pretty much everyone's daily nightmare. Commuting on Tokyo's overcrowded trains and subways, that is. Statistics recounting which lines are most over capacity ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. As the world watched critical national elections in the UK and France last week, ...

Unless your mobile provider has an awesome international travel plan, it’s best to rent a wi-fi pod or purchase a data SIM card when you arrive in Japan. Tokyo doesn’t have the best free wi-fi (and ...

What is your background as a cartoonist, when did you start chronicling your life in Tokyo, and why did you choose an autobiographical comic as a means to tell your story? It's a funny story, really.