Month: May 2018

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'Aggretsuko': Netflix's Cute Red Panda Who Rages Against the Machine

Patrick Kelly May 23, 2018

If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably...

Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in

It's Incorrect to Say Japan Has Been Sidelined in Korean Peninsula Issues

Rui Abiru May 23, 2018

I had a déjà vu recently while reading a Reuters report from...

Up Close and Personal with Japan's Wildlife

Oliver Trapnell May 22, 2018

To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise...

Japan-China-South Korea Summit

The Real Intent of Chinese and South Korean Leaders' Latest Visits to Tokyo

Hideo Tamura May 22, 2018

Seoul has bowed to intimidation by Trump while China is plagued by...

Takumi Yoshida

Nommoc Introduces Japan's 1st Free Taxi Service

Shogo Otsuka May 21, 2018

On May 8, the young entrepreneur Takumi Yoshida announced that the first...

Giveaway: The Glass that Gallé Adored — Glass from the Qing Imperial Collection

[FINISHED] Get Free Tickets to 'The Glass that Gallé Adored — Glass from the Qing Imperial Collection' Exhibition in Tokyo

JAPAN Forward May 19, 2018

Vase with Reddish Brown Overlay on Blue Ground and Fish and Lotus Design Inscription:...

From Texas to Tokyo: An Interview with Wes Anderson About His New Film, Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dodgy Stereotypes: Hollywood's Japan Problem

Peter Tasker, Arcus Research May 19, 2018

Japan is rapidly regressing to pre-war authoritarianism. The capital city’s mayor, the...

Thomas Kristian Montilla - a seabed of pink

2018 April 30 – May 13 – Sakura Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers

JAPAN Forward May 18, 2018

Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura...

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111 Highlights From Japanese History: A Book Review

Earl Kinmonth May 18, 2018

A new book is out making Japanese history far more accessible to the...

Dear Megumi: World Leaders Are Talking, and We Wait Amid Hope and Despair

Former Abduction Issue Minister Eriko Yamatani: 'This Time, The Feeling is Completely Different'

JAPAN Forward May 17, 2018

This past year has been the second most momentous in the long...

Japan: The Colors of Springtime

Patrick Kelly May 17, 2018

Japan is perhaps best known for its cherry blossom season, which sees...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

5 Reasons Singapore Is Chosen to Host the U.S.-North Korea Summit

Rupakjyoti Borah May 17, 2018

After weeks of speculation as to where United States President Donald Trump...