The Taiwanese navy announced a change in its policy to begin independently constructing naval vessels including capital ships. This will cost them 470 billion New Taiwan dollars (around US$14.6...

  You see adults on the train playing games on their smartphones, and one question naturally comes to mind: “Is our future going to be okay?” Your concern is not ‘whether or not we should t...

Hiroshima Peace Memorial   One month has passed since President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima. In his speech at the site, Obama further promoted the realization of a nuclear-free world. As the...

  The momentous referendum result announcing Britain’s withdrawal from the EU has made an impact worldwide. Since the 25th, the media has been overflowing with reports and analyses of the i...

  Britain voted to withdraw from the EU. Without a doubt this will be a moment that will go captured in history. A referendum was held on the 23rd to decide whether or not Britain should remain i...

  It is the year 2050. Having achieved an economic growth rate of 4.5% Japan now has a GDP of ¥1.5 quadrillion; they have become a world leader in the robot and medical technology and business; t...

  Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion of the world, died of septic shock last week at 74. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease. U.S. President Obama mourned his passing,...

  In Orlando, Florida, USA, a man shot 50 people and injured 53 in a gay nightclub. It became the worst shooting in U.S. history and the worst terrorist attack since 9/11. After exchanging gunfir...

junrong / Shutterstock.com   The Japan Iron and Steel Foundation, the industry organization of iron and steel makers, recently announced that Mr. Kosei Shindo, President of Nippon Steel & Su...

  On May 17th the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), People’s Daily, issued a commentary that the Cultural Revolution was a total mistake. May 16th of this year marked...