Tag: Japan
Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership...
Hyeran Jo, Texas A&M University and Yoon Jung Choi, Texas A&M University; Sejong Institute
When leaders of “the Quad”...
How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have...
Jessamyn R. Abel, Penn State
A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for...
Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the...
Karen Tan, Middle Tennessee State University
“My dedication was questioned.”
“Managers or upper management have looked...
Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics...
Linda E. White, Middlebury
For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of...
What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and...
Paul S. Atkins, University of Washington
On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore...
Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to...
Małgorzata (Gosia) K. Citko-DuPlantis, University of Tennessee
Cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring. Various festivals are regularly organized...
EXPLORING NATURE
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have...
Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University
Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a...
