(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: With Japan's Withdrawal, What Lies Ahead for...
On March 20, the Kansai Tourism Bureau published a video produced and directed by Yuki Eikawa about the charisma of Kansai Prefecture. Kansai...
Google Japan paid tribute to the inventor of the tenji block, Seiichi Miyake, on March 18. It seems a good time to reflect on this...
Top Photo Source: Osamu Sasaki In a small city in Japan, on a cold morning with no wind between October and April, you might...
It is often said that the strongest of friendships are forged during the hardest of times. Sometimes strength can come from tragedy, as it did...
Many visitors to Japan make it a point to see Kyoto and Tokyo. But just next door to Osaka, not far from Kyoto and an...
Japanese author Naoki Hyakuta has just published a new book, Now is the Time to Apologize to South Korea, Then Say Farewell. ...
Toyota Motor Corporation will undertake a program aimed at developing a fuel cell-powered vehicle capable of traveling more than 10,000 kilometers sequentially on the moon’s...
As the 2019 sakura season starts, JAPAN Forward is calling for submissions of your best cherry blossoms photos. The rules are simple: The photo must...
Kyoto has a global reputation as the heart of traditional Japanese culture. What has allowed to be progressive even while preserving its character as a...
Popular Japanese fashion retailer UNIQLO has built of quite a reputation among movie and video game fans with their UT shirt designs, and their latest...
In Ichihara Elephant Country Park (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture), Yumeka — the 11-year-old female Asian Elephant — stands in front of a white canvas....