The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) needs to urgently enact the Espionage Prevention Bill, which will allow Japan to impose severe punishments on foreign...
Robots are becoming more familiar in our daily lives. In October the Japanese government is hosting the World Robot Summit (WRS) 2018...
It is something my wife and I look forward to: every morning we walk along the glimmering waterfront at the north end of Tokyo Bay and inspect...
The following letter was submitted to JAPAN Forward by Japanese academics with a request to help them have their views heard. It concerns a new...
A spectacular new sword exhibition has opened at Kyoto National Museum. The exhibition focuses on the sword culture of Kyoto from its...
By The Sankei Shimbun An exhibition of works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer opened at the Ueno Royal Museum on Friday, October...
By Yukako Ueki Children of Japanese “war brides” are working on a film project that explores the extraordinary stories of their...
It took close to 22 years for Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to finally assume the reins of power in Pakistan. ...
It is the end of an era. After 83 years in business, Tsukiji — the world’s largest fish market — closed its doors...
It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating teacher trip to Cambodia, my friend and colleague Saya and I sat...
A German theatrical company recently performed a play at a theater in Beijing. The play was An Enemy of the People by Norwegian author...
The 61-year-old sister city relationship between Osaka Japan and San Francisco California has been terminated. The city of Osaka took the decision...