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Japan’s Female Mayor Leading The Way
By Elaine Ikoma Ko For The North American Post Kazumi Inamura represents what the future of Japan looks like. She was elected in 2010 at age 38, as Japan’s second youngest female mayor, to
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Kyoto as New and Traditional Japan
Two and a half days is not very much time. When I talked about my short schedule in Kyoto, one person laughed and said, “Maybe you can see the city in two months.” So
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Osaka as Model of Future Japan?
Hisayoshi Hayashi works for Osaka’s Promotion of Civic Cooperation. The United States was recently freed from incessant political ads and ever increasing political signage, but Japan is due for elections no later than next
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A Report of the NAPost Japan Trip 2011 – October 12: Kyoto and Nara
Monk at Todai-ji. Photo by Shigeki Kajita / The North American Post Last night in our room at the Shin Miyako Hotel, I heard a distinctive pattern of rail noise which I can best
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A Report of the NAPost Japan Trip 2011 – October 10: Awara and Kenrokuen 1
Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa City. Photo by Shigeki Kajita/ The North American Post Breakfast at at our hotel was at 7:30 am. There was a raw egg I did not know what to do with,
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A Report of the NAPost Japan Trip 2011 – October 8: Magome and Tsumago Part 2
The North American Post Japan Trip participants stand with Mr. Hara in front of Tajimaya. Photo by Shigeki Kajita / The North American Post. We found the detour to the Man and Woman
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A Report of the NAPost Japan Trip 2011 – October 7: Tokyo Magome Part 1
Magome Village. Photo provided by Karin Kajita. We drifted downstairs at our Ryougoku hotel, to what seemed to us a peculiar breakfast including macaroni salad, tutti frutti, shredded daikon salad, French fries, sausages and
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A Report of the NAPost Japan Trip 2011 – October 6: Tokyo Edo Museum, Asakusa Temple
Photo provided by Karin Kajita The North American Post Japan tour stops at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. Our tour group covered ages from 30 to 89 years old including a native
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