Economy
Business Magnate K.K. Modi Talks of India’s Competitiveness
Krishan Kumar Modi, Indian entrepreneur and director of Modi Enterprises, visited Japan recently and sat down with members of […]
Special Reports
Opposition’s Shu Watanabe Talks About the North Korean Abductions, His New Party, and Constitutional Reform
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Mizuki Okada interviewed veteran Japanese lawmaker and opposition party member Shu […]
Culture & Society
Editorial: Probe Into Pirate Website Mangamura Should Include Advertisers, Viewers
The police began investigating the pirate website Mangamura on suspicion of violating the Copyright Act. Without permission, […]
Culture & Society
‘Aggretsuko’: Netflix’s Cute Red Panda Who Rages Against the Machine
If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably saw a new original animated series […]
Politics
It’s Incorrect to Say Japan Has Been Sidelined in Korean Peninsula Issues
I had a déjà vu recently while reading a Reuters report from Tokyo regarding current issues relevant to […]
Blog
Up Close and Personal with Japan’s Wildlife
To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise that mascots, animal-themed products, and services […]
Diplomacy & Security
The Real Intent of Chinese and South Korean Leaders’ Latest Visits to Tokyo
Seoul has bowed to intimidation by Trump while China is plagued by the Trump trade offensive It […]
Economy
Nommoc Introduces Japan’s 1st Free Taxi Service
On May 8, the young entrepreneur Takumi Yoshida announced that the first free vehicle dispatch and transportation service […]
Get Free Tickets to ‘The Glass that Gallé Adored — Glass from the Qing Imperial Collection’ Exhibition in Tokyo
Vase with Reddish Brown Overlay on Blue Ground and Fish and Lotus DesignInscription: qian long nian zhiQianlong era (1736–95), Qing […]
Culture & Society
Isle of Dodgy Stereotypes: Hollywood’s Japan Problem
Japan is rapidly regressing to pre-war authoritarianism. The capital city’s mayor, the heir to a dynasty of sinister […]
Sakura 🌸
2018 April 30 – May 13 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting […]
Special Reports
111 Highlights From Japanese History: A Book Review
A new book is out making Japanese history far more accessible to the English-speaking world. The book, 英語対訳で学ぶ日本 ー 歴史と文化の111項目, covers […]