Year: 2018

How I Became the Drift Hunter: Part 2 - Driving a Sports Car in Japan

How I Became the Drift Hunter: Part 2 - Driving a Sports Car in Japan

Albo Agunday August 16, 2018

Part 2 of a mini-series, this story first appeared on The Jet...

LGBT People are Indeed Productive

A Response to Mio Sugita’s Remarks About ‘Unproductive’ LGBT Couples

Kumiko Takeuchi August 16, 2018

By Kumiko Takeuchi Lower house member Mio Sugita’s recent claim...

Shinzo Abe’s Constitutional Revision Bill Goes to the Diet in Autumn

Shinzo Abe’s Constitutional Revision Bill Goes to the Diet in Autumn

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun August 15, 2018

By Takao Harakawa Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared his...

The Indonesian Ambassador Arifin TASRIF

[NEIGHBORS] Ambassador Arifin Tasrif on Why Indonesians Are Flocking to Japan

Mizuki Okada August 14, 2018

How much do we know about our neighbors? A new series on JAPAN...

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Video Series Introduces Japan's 'Wonder Mountains'

JAPAN Forward August 14, 2018

These videos introducing Japan’s beautiful mountains—with brilliant visuals and...

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Ninja Shortage? That’s Just the Tip of the Fake ‘News’ Iceberg About Japan

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University August 13, 2018

By Jason Morgan The British have a term for it: “the...

Scotland, Yokohama Commit to Closer Cooperation

JAPAN Forward August 13, 2018

By Arielle Busetto In early July, Scottish Culture Minister Fiona...

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Japanese Grandma Learning English One Word a Day to Help Out During the Tokyo Olympics

grape Japan August 13, 2018

Omotenashi is a Japanese word which is being thrown around a whole lot...

Towers on Olympics Mode: 2 years until 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Countdown to Tokyo 2020! Towers, Buildings and Olympic Colors

Galileo Ferrari August 11, 2018

By Galileo Ferrari The end of July 2018 marked two years until...

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3.2-Billion-Kilometer Travel: Japanese Explorer Hayabusa2 Reaches Asteroid Ryugu

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 11, 2018

By the Sankei Shimbun The whereabouts of Ryugu Castle...

U.S.-China Trade War

Trump’s Trade War Bullet A Direct Hit on ‘Dinosaur’ China

Hideo Tamura August 10, 2018

By Hideo Tamura The United States-China trade war holds something...

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Japan Honors Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo A Year After Death in Chinese Prison

Yoko Ishii August 10, 2018

By Yoko Mada July 13, 2018, marked the first anniversary...