Japan has a new emperor and a new era. But what does it mean, in 2019, to live in a different time from the rest of the world? A very personal exploration
This April, Emperor Akihito will become the first emperor to abdicate in modern Japanese history. Hi...
To remain a wealthy, peaceful, high-tech advanced society, business as usual in Japan will not do. ...
The shifting dynamics around the new era name (gengō 元号) offers an opportunity to understand how the...
Japan has a new emperor and a new era. But what does it mean, in 2019, to live in a different time f...
The article addresses the Japanese periodization system, 元号 — gengo:, also called 年号 — nengo:, which...
2019 ushered in a new era for Japan. The Cabinet framed the Reiwa era through a committee of experts...
2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, which metamorphosed Japan into modernity,...
The article tries to analyze the reasons of Emperor Akihito`s abdication and to foresee changes it m...
As post-growth Japan hesitates between stagnation and change, its young people are opting out of tra...
It may only be a matter of time before Japan follows in the footsteps of Great Britain and becomes a...
From the “Japan bashing” era of the 1980s, we have entered another era of “Japan passing,” this time...
We stand at a historical milestone that marks 150 years from the Meiji Restoration of 1868, during w...
The Heisei Emperor (Akihito) has announced his retirement date in just over a year from now, April 3...
What to do with a retired emperor? Soon after Emperor Akihito announced his intention to abdicate in...
This entry is from the encyclopedia, End of Empire: 100 Days in 1945 that Changed Asia and the World...
This April, Emperor Akihito will become the first emperor to abdicate in modern Japanese history. Hi...
To remain a wealthy, peaceful, high-tech advanced society, business as usual in Japan will not do. ...
The shifting dynamics around the new era name (gengō 元号) offers an opportunity to understand how the...
Japan has a new emperor and a new era. But what does it mean, in 2019, to live in a different time f...
The article addresses the Japanese periodization system, 元号 — gengo:, also called 年号 — nengo:, which...
2019 ushered in a new era for Japan. The Cabinet framed the Reiwa era through a committee of experts...
2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, which metamorphosed Japan into modernity,...
The article tries to analyze the reasons of Emperor Akihito`s abdication and to foresee changes it m...
As post-growth Japan hesitates between stagnation and change, its young people are opting out of tra...
It may only be a matter of time before Japan follows in the footsteps of Great Britain and becomes a...
From the “Japan bashing” era of the 1980s, we have entered another era of “Japan passing,” this time...
We stand at a historical milestone that marks 150 years from the Meiji Restoration of 1868, during w...
The Heisei Emperor (Akihito) has announced his retirement date in just over a year from now, April 3...
What to do with a retired emperor? Soon after Emperor Akihito announced his intention to abdicate in...
This entry is from the encyclopedia, End of Empire: 100 Days in 1945 that Changed Asia and the World...
This April, Emperor Akihito will become the first emperor to abdicate in modern Japanese history. Hi...
To remain a wealthy, peaceful, high-tech advanced society, business as usual in Japan will not do. ...
The shifting dynamics around the new era name (gengō 元号) offers an opportunity to understand how the...