Start from the Feet!? Shibasaki's Golden Ratio Technique for Drawing Figures

Osaka University has announced it will accept up to 100 medical researchers from the United States in response to a policy by the Trump administration that suspended the acceptance of international students at Harvard University.

Concerns are growing among Japanese students following reports that the U.S. government under the Trump administration has ordered a halt to new bookings for student visa interviews, potentially impacting those planning to study in the United States.

Have you ever felt that drawing people is just too difficult? In this video, Shibasaki-sensei shares his unique approach to drawing balanced human figures using the golden ratio — and it all starts from the feet! (Watercolor by Shibasaki)

More than 90% of parents of elementary and junior high school students in Okinawa say their lives have become more difficult, according to a 2024 survey on child poverty conducted by the prefecture. The results highlight how rising prices are putting serious pressure on households raising children.

Japan, a nation long defined by its insular geography and maritime surroundings, has a rich yet often overlooked history of naval warfare.

A historic ryokan in the Ureshino hot spring area of Saga Prefecture has turned its former banquet hall into a Japanese language school, aiming to secure its future by training foreign workers. Roughly 40 students from Nepal and Pakistan are currently enrolled, studying Japanese and etiquette while working part-time at the inn or nearby farms.

A Kobe University professor has solved one of the most perplexing unsolved problems in applied mathematics, opening the door to technologies once thought impossible. Kenjiro Kimura, who also serves as CEO of Integral Geometry Science, proved a global inverse problem in wave scattering theory—a feat no one had accomplished before—and used it to develop what is being called the world's first non-invasive internal imaging technology.

As ultraviolet radiation reaches stronger levels with the onset of summer, the number of days with intense UV readings has doubled over the past 30 years. While people often remember to protect their skin, experts are warning that protection for the eyes is equally essential—and often forgotten.