When I was 15, a friend went to a Comic Conference in Italy. The next day he approached me excitedly, raving that “the ramen was...
Krishan Kumar Modi, Indian entrepreneur and director of Modi Enterprises, visited Japan recently and sat down with members of JAPAN Forward for an interview....
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Mizuki Okada interviewed a veteran lawmaker of the House of Representatives and opposition party member Shu Watanabe...
The police began investigating the pirate website Mangamura on suspicion of violating the Copyright Act. Without permission, Mangamura had uploaded direct links to...
If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably saw a new original animated series called Aggretsuko. The show is from...
I had a déjà vu recently while reading a Reuters report from Tokyo regarding current issues relevant to North Korea. The article quoted Taku...
To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise that mascots, animal-themed products, and services cover most of the cultural landscape....
Seoul has bowed to intimidation by Trump while China is plagued by the Trump trade offensive It is overly naive to consider that...
On May 8, the young entrepreneur Takumi Yoshida announced that the first free vehicle dispatch and transportation service in Japan would begin operating in...
Vase with Reddish Brown Overlay on Blue Ground and Fish and Lotus Design Inscription: qian long nian zhi Qianlong era (1736–95), Qing dynasty Victoria and Albert...
Japan is rapidly regressing to pre-war authoritarianism. The capital city’s mayor, the heir to a dynasty of sinister political leaders, is inflaming public sentiment...
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing submissions. Here are some...