October 14, 2022 How the NBA Captivated Japan The connection between the NBA, which celebrated its 75th anniversary last season, and Japan goes far back. It started in the league’s second season. By Yoko Miyaji
July 15, 2022 Growing Anti-Kim Jong-un Sentiment in the North “True North,” an animation film on the political prison camp in North Korea, was released on June 4, 2021. By Kimikatsu Kinoshita
March 9, 2023 The Geopolitics of Information Warfare: Decoding Russia’s Disinformation Strategy (#1) Using online news and videos, cyber warfare draws in ordinary citizens with the risk of turning them into pawns. By Tomoko Nagasako
May 19, 2022 How Ayumu Hirano Replaced Shaun White to Reach the Gold Medal in Halfpipe I recall what Ayumu Hirano said eight years ago, when he won the silver at his first Olympic Games in Sochi. By Keigo Amemiya