On November 12, 2023, the Deep in Japan podcast released its two-hour interview with Tim Odagiri, Director of Nihon Plus You.

On October 25, 2023, Maya Matsuoka and Tim Sullivan from Japan Expert Insights interviewed Nihon Plus You’s director, Tim Odagiri, about...

When you move to Japan, one of the first things you realize is how woefully unprepared you are for the experience. Naturally, there’s the...

Japan is looking for new ways to woo foreigners, hoping to blunt the impact of its declining population and labor pool. Just last week, t...

Last week, I reviewed the international security and diplomacy elements of Prime Minister Kishida’s 2023 policy speech before the Japanes...

A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio summarized his administration’s policy goals at the opening of the 211th session of the Die...

When you wander around Japan, be it the countryside or in urban areas, you notice right away that there are a lot of Japanese people here...

Under Japan’s original 1889 constitution, all sovereign power rested in the person of the Emperor. He was the head of the Japanese Empire...

Earlier this week, North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles, including one that sailed high over Aomori Prefecture, at the nor...

From Confucius’ focus on familial piety in ancient China to Enlightenment Era thoughts on the role of government and citizenship, philoso...

One thing you discover right away after moving to Japan is that English is everywhere. From store names to advertising to funny T-shirts,...