Year: 2018

• Culture

Walking Tour, or How Else Can You Get Into the Heart of Japan?

Barry Barankin October 10, 2018

      It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating...

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• Politics & Security

In China, Foreign Media Is Not the ‘Enemy of the People’

Kinya Fujimoto, Sankei Shimbun October 10, 2018

    A German theatrical company recently performed a play at a theater in...

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• Politics & Security

U.K. Strengthens Ties with Asia As It Prepares to Leave the European Union

Mizuki Okada October 10, 2018

      By Mizuki Okada The United Kingdom is strengthening its relations with...

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• History
• Politics & Security

Mutual Trust Gone, Osaka Ends Ties with San Francisco Over ‘Comfort Women’ Statue

Sankei Shimbun October 9, 2018

      The 61-year-old sister city relationship between Osaka Japan and San Francisco...

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• Politics & Security

EDITORIAL: Japan Should Align with U.S. Policy vs China’s Aggression

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 8, 2018

  We welcome the Trump administration’s recent comments denouncing China’s aggressive meddling in democracies...

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• Politics & Security

Japan Firm on Flying Rising Sun Flag, to Skip South Korean Naval Review

Kei Ishinabe October 8, 2018

    Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced that Japan would forgo sending a Maritime...

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• Food

Kofu City: Blueberries, Grapes, Wines…and A Glorious Past of Ninjas and Samurai

Avery Morrow October 7, 2018

      No matter where you go in Japan, the past and present...

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• Photography

‘Neko Dokoro’: Photographer Shuji Ozaki Releases Cat Calendar for 2019

JAPAN Forward October 7, 2018

  JAPAN Forward contributing photographer Shuji Ozaki is a notorious cat lover. It is...

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• Culture

Lupin the Third Is Coming To Universal Studios Japan in First Ever Theme Park Collaboration

grape Japan October 5, 2018

Picture: © Monkey Punch © TMS / NTV © Universal Studios / © PR Times,...

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• History
• Special Coverage

With Chinese Lobby, Canada Allows Japanese Minority to Be Threatened

Miroslav Marinov October 5, 2018

      Last of a 2-part series   Part 1: China Steps Up...

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• Economy & Tech

Uniqlo to Support Roger Federer’s Charitable Projects in Southern Africa

Sankei Shimbun October 4, 2018

      The company that owns Uniqlo announced on Tuesday, October 2, that...

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• Hidden Wonders

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Forgot to Buy Souvenirs? Narita Airport Has Gacha Machines

JAPAN Forward October 4, 2018

      A friend of mine once told me, “I don’t drink, I...

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