Month: August 2018

Comfort Women South Korea Japan

Comfort Women Statues Shame, Not Help, Koreans

Archie Miyamoto August 24, 2018

By Archie Miyamoto, Lt. Colonel, U.S Army, Retired The comfort...

[HISTORY WARS] Thwarting Confucius Institute’s Role as China’s Sharp Power Has Just Begun

[HISTORY WARS] China’s Confucius Institute Takes A Hit with Shutdown Decision in U.S. Universities

Yoshinari Kurose August 23, 2018

(Part 1 of 5) Throughout the United States, there...

How I Became The Drift Hunter:Part 3 - Mt. Haruna and my Miata

How I Became The Drift Hunter: Part 3 - Mt. Haruna and My Miata

Albo Agunday August 23, 2018

Part 3 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The...

Comfort Women South Korea Japan

EDITORIAL: Japan-South Korea Relations Take A Step Backward with Comfort Women Memorial Day

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 23, 2018

By The Sankei Shimbun Despite President Moon Jae-in’s reassurance of improving South...

Heisei's Last War Anniversary Ceremony & Yasukuni Shrine

Emperor, Empress Pay Tribute at the Last Memorial for War Dead in the Era of Heisei

Sankei Shimbun August 23, 2018

By The Sankei Shimbun The 73rd National Memorial Ceremony for...

HMS Albion

U.K. Royal Navy’s ‘HMS Albion’ Visits Tokyo Port to Enhance East Asia Presence

Mizuki Okada August 22, 2018

By Mizuki Okada The United Kingdom's Royal Navy’s HMS Albion...

Permanent Art Space in Tokyo Odaiba: ‘Borderless’ Exhibit by teamLab

‘Borderless’: Sensory Overload at teamLab’s New Exhibition

Alice Drake August 22, 2018

Alice Drake Just a short journey over Tokyo’s Rainbow Bridge...

Man smokes a cigarette while looking at his mobile phone in front of a propaganda banner in Kunming

As Chinese Propaganda Pulls Its Punches, Japanese Media Should Ask the Hard Questions

Duncan Bartlett, Diplomatic Correspondent August 21, 2018

By Duncan Bartlett for Japan Forward Donald Trump’s noisy and confrontational...

Earth Children Summit 2018 in Tokyo

‘Finish Your Meals!’ is Earth Children’s Summit 2018 Message

Yukihiro Watanabe August 21, 2018

By Yukihiro Watanabe Japanese online media hub niconico mounted Earth Children’s...

Thank you, JAPAN Forward readers, for you donations to flood victims!

Thank you, JAPAN Forward readers, for your donations to flood victims!

JAPAN Forward August 21, 2018

On August 17, JAPAN Forward turned over to the Sankei Shimbun...

Japan's Station Master Tama

Station Master Tama the Cat Remains Railroad Goddess After Her Death

Kaichi Iwamoto August 20, 2018

By Kaichi Iwamoto The popularity of the endearing “station master”...

Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Britain's Hugh Cortazzi, 94: Diplomat, Businessman, Scholar, Friend of Japan

JAPAN Forward August 20, 2018

It is with great regret that JAPAN Forward notes the passing of Sir...