Happy May, everyone! We're busy celebrating Golden Week over here in the Land of the Rising Sun, so why don't you all chat amongst yourselves? As usual, there's no shortage of news and current events to discuss. And, if you get sick of examining the news, you can...

Welcome to the March Open Thread. As usual, Corbett Report members are invited to log in to the site and leave their comments, thoughts, questions and observations in the open thread below. Given the events of this weekend, however, this open thread will also be an...

As you know by now, Reportage is now one year old. As you also know, Tim Lacy, publisher of the English edition of Reportage was in town recently to discuss plans for the book and for the Editions Shukutou imprint. As you didn't know until now, in addition to the...

Happy New Year, everyone! I'm still off enjoying some time with my family, but will be back soon enough with more insight, news and analysis from the Corbett perspective. In the meantime, how's 2026 treating you so far? What are your hopes/dreams/expectations/fears...

It's December (if you can believe it!). The days are getting shorter. The temperatures are falling. People are sipping hot chocolate or eggnog and staying warm with family and friends. . . . Unless you're in the Southern hemisphere, in which case, reverse all that....

It's the first weekend in November so the November Open Thread is now open for business. If you're jonesing for some Corbett this weekend, there are plenty of interviews I've done recently to tide you over until the next episode, including: The Preservation of...

Is it October already? Hold on, let me check the calendar. . . . Why, yes! The piece of paper on the wall (not to mention the gradually falling temperatures here in the sweltering climes of western Japan) tells me that it is indeed the tenth month of the year! Tempus...