Year: 2019

2019-japan-forward-top-25-5-1

Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 5-1

JAPAN Forward December 22, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

2019-japan-forward-top-25-10-6

Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 10-6

JAPAN Forward December 21, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

2019-japan-forward-top-25-15-11

Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 15-11

Galileo Ferrari December 20, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

Beautiful Japan Photo Contest 2019 by Sankei 001

‘Beautiful Japan’ 2019 Photo Contest Winners Announced

JAPAN Forward December 20, 2019

This year’s “Beautiful Japan” amateur photo contest received hundreds of entries that captured interesting...

2019 Personalities Mataro Ningyo Dolls1

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] 2019’s Most-Loved Personalities As Mataro Ningyo Dolls

JAPAN Forward December 20, 2019

There is a dollmaker shop in Tokyo’s Naka Okachimachi neighborhood specializing in dolls...

Onibi Yokai Hunter

BOOK REVIEW| ‘Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter’ by Atelier Sento

Timothy Nerozzi December 19, 2019

From as early as page one, the reader can see that Onibi: Diary...

2019-japan-forward-top-25-20-16

Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 20-16

JAPAN Forward December 19, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

2019-japan-forward-top-25-25-21

Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 25-21

JAPAN Forward December 18, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

line_3744185074192 samue

Try On the ‘Samue,’ Japanese Work Clothes for Monks — and the Rest of Us

Timothy Nerozzi December 17, 2019

When searching for Japanese-style clothes, many newcomers are at a loss of where to...

starbucks-japan-souvenir-goods-reserve-roastery

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Team Up With 160-Year-Old Kyoto Doll Makers for Traditional Japanese Souvenirs

grape Japan December 17, 2019

Source: Starbucks Japan You may have heard of the unique Starbucks located on Kyoto’s...

Star Wars Event and Kabuki

Kabuki’s Ichikawa Ebizo Brings Star Wars Back to Its Japanese Roots

Yukari Tanaka December 17, 2019

Performed by all-male actors wearing vibrant makeup and elaborate costumes, kabuki is celebrated...

South Korea United States

It’s Time to be Upfront with South Korea

Tatsuya Kato December 17, 2019

The Japanese edition of the book Anti-Japan Tribalism — the Source of the...