Cristian Martini Grimaldi

Japan was no less fascistic than the Third Reich

But at this very delicate moment, the Land of the Rising Sun is an ally of Ukraine in the war against Russia

Japanese don't need to shout about their conservatism

They don't have to say it as Vladimir Putin does during occasional fits of 'Russian honesty'

Is a nuclear-armed Japan a very bad idea?

Victims of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings have constantly reminded the Japanese public of the perils of a nuclear world

What’s behind Japan's offer to take in Ukrainian refugees

Of all the idiosyncrasies of Japanese culture, the concept of avoiding loss of face is most difficult to fully grasp

Japan's baffling failure to protect children from sex abuse

There is something deeply wrong with a system where a perpetrator's right trumps the victim's plight

Japan's suicide catcher has one word for lost souls

Just saying hello has allowed retired police officer Yukio Shige to prevent 721 people from taking their own lives

'Unzen Hell' a reminder of Christian persecution in Japan

The mountain village is where Japanese rulers threw Christians in boiling waters 400 years ago

Taiwan cuts ties with big brother China

Wary of Beijing's eagerness to bring the island under its control, Taiwan is reducing China's leverage

Japanese find comfort behind masks

Nationwide polls reveal most Japanese intend to wear face masks even after the pandemic passes

The mythical origins of Japan's sake

Synonymous with national culture, the sacred liquor was once brewed by people chewing and spitting rice

A comedian who dares to defy contemporary Japan

Sarcasm doesn't work in Japan, says Zenjiro about his encounters with politicians who just can't stand being derided

Kishida defies critics in Japanese election

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party gets a mandate to pursue 'new capitalism'

Xi's 'delusional' speech met with scorn in Hong Kong

India's Supreme Court slams spokeswoman for prophet row

First in-person LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference held in the US

Burmese Catholics celebrate faith, culture in the US

Betrayal in the air as Hong Kong marks handover

Christians worry over rise in Papua rebel attacks