Year: 2018

Mt. Fuji Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers 2018 Season

Mt. Fuji Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers 2018 Season

JAPAN Forward September 4, 2018

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and contributed to our photo gallery....

Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine_ An Experience of Faith and Tradition

Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine: An Experience of Faith and Tradition

Yukihiro Watanabe September 4, 2018

By Yukihiro Watanabe The Kanda Myojin Shrine is dedicated to a...

Japanese Cat Returns to Monet House

Japanese Cat Returns to Claude Monet’s House After 90 Years

Mina Mitsui September 3, 2018

By Mina Mitsui A Japanese cat ornament beloved by the artist...

China Rejects Protests, Tells Japan to ‘Guide and Restrain the Japanese Media’

China Rejects Protests, Tells Japan to ‘Guide and Restrain the Japanese Media’

Kinya Fujimoto, Sankei Shimbun September 3, 2018

By Kinya Fujimoto The Chinese government dug in its heels on...

The Elderly's Life in Japan

All Eyes on Japan’s Long-term Health Care Innovations

Earl Kinmonth September 2, 2018

(Conclusion) Part 1: It’s Time to Recognize Japan’s Leadership in...

The U.S. Apollo 11 lands on the moon

60 Years After Apollo, JAXA Plans Japan’s First Manned Lunar Landing

Takeo Kusaka September 1, 2018

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed its plan to develop...

The Elderly's Life in Japan

It’s Time to Recognize Japan’s Leadership in Long-term Health Care

Earl Kinmonth September 1, 2018

By Earl Kinmonth, PhD (Part 1 of 2) Read Part 2 here ...

How I Became The Drift Hunter: Part 4 - "Introduce me sometime"

How I Became The Drift Hunter: Part 4 - "Introduce me sometime"

Albo Agunday August 31, 2018

Part 4 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet...

Aum Cult Leaders’ Execution: Why Now? Why Only 7?

PERSPECTIVES | Japanese Newspaper Editorials on the Aum Cult Incident

Satoshi Sekoguchi August 31, 2018

By Satoshi Sekoguchi Seven of the 13 former leaders of...

Confucius Institutes in US

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

Sankei Shimbun August 30, 2018

(Conclusion) Part 1: China’s Confucius Institute Takes A Hit with...

Japanese Vice-Foreign Minister Takeo visits Beijing

Japan Protests China’s Ban on Sankei Shimbun Coverage

JAPAN Forward August 30, 2018

The Japanese government lodged a protest with China after a Sankei...

History Wars China's Confucius Institutes in the world Australia1

[HISTORY WARS] Confucius Institute Considered An ‘Academic Malware’ In Australian Universities

Sankei Shimbun August 30, 2018

(Part 4 of 5) Part 1: China’s Confucius Institute Takes A Hit...