Open Search form

Japan

Apply for a Blog

Jun 10, 2026, 4:12 AM

Nobu – An Empire Beyond Sushi

With Drew Nieporent in Nobu downtown Manhattan (photo: Liat Valter)

A visit to New York also means gastronomy. For me, among the city’s endless attractions, it became a walk down memory lane to meet Drew Nieporent - one of New York’s most influential restaurateurs and a pioneer of modern hospitality. Nieporent, who...

Jun 9, 2026, 2:35 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup Group–E/F/G Previews

The much-reviled Group of Death will be revealed somewhere below. Group E Dear Reader(s), it is a testament to the shock of October 7th and the evident anti-Semitic bloodlust in Europe–as well as much of the rest of the world–that Germany...

David Rosh Pina

Jun 8, 2026, 10:11 AM

Green Hills Yamanoi

David Rosh Pina

—This is my answer to everyone who criticized this project. The press dismissed the idea of bionic towers here, in Yamanoi, but now I can say to them all: “Look.” This scale model shows the South Tower, rising one thousand...

Ambrogino Awesta

Apr 14, 2026, 1:19 AM

The Strait of Hormuz and the Legal Threshold of War

A Turning Point: From Diplomacy to Confrontation Following the failure of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – set as a precondition for negotiations in Islamabad – the President of the United States announced that...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Apr 9, 2026, 3:57 AM

The Upcoming Script Flip on Israel’s Lebanon War

Iranian state television declared today that the Iranian-mined Strait of Hormuz was closed once again. Minutes later, maritime tracking data from MarineTraffic showed the Panama-flagged, United States Treasury-sanctioned oil tanker AUROURA executed a sharp 180-degree turn while approaching the...

Apr 5, 2026, 4:38 PM

The Punch Haggadah

As my grandchildren recited the Four Questions, my thoughts drifted—unexpectedly—to Punch the Monkey. Yes, Punch-kun, the Japanese macaque. That short-tailed, soft brown-furred monkey with the gentle, closed-lipped smile. That big-eared, cuddly creature we all instinctively wanted to cradle and protect. The same monkey...

Ambrogino Awesta

Apr 4, 2026, 11:46 PM

France’s Hidden Ambitions in a Multipolar World Order

www.rtl.fr

France’s posture in the current Iran crisis is widely described as principled restraint – an insistence on the primacy of the UN Charter and a rejection of expansive authorizations of force absent clear Security Council consensus. That description is...

Mar 5, 2026, 9:49 PM

From Tokyo 1946 to Tehran Today

Back in the day, my parents and my in-laws saved newspapers that they recognized as having future historical significance — leaving behind an extensive collection for us to enjoy. Hats off to my wife’s parents in particular for preserving...

Mohamed Elbaikam

Feb 27, 2026, 11:39 PM

Forbes and the Marketing of Occupation Claims

When Economics Becomes a Language for Polishing a Prolonged Dispute Not all forms of political influence are explicit or confrontational. Some operate quietly, wrapped in the language of investment, growth, and economic stability, and disseminated through international media platforms whose...

Melissa Uchiyama

Feb 24, 2026, 10:38 AM

Japan’s lure for Israelis isn’t the wagyu

Photo of the author in her Tokyo neighborhood taken by visiting Israeli photographer, Yam Bloom, https://www.yambloom.com.

The Japan I know is a haven from antisemitism; I want to make sure it stays that way for Jewish and Israeli travelers

Load more