Month: May 2020

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[Odds and Evens] Here’s My Promise: A Compelling Sports Coverage for JAPAN Forward

Ed Odeven May 4, 2020

I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still...

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Support Tokyo Restaurants! Help Us Create A List of Those Doing Home Delivery and Takeaway

JAPAN Forward May 3, 2020

The uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus outbreak have pushed the government and private...

Vivi Lin Interview

INTERVIEW | Taiwanese YouTuber Who Called Out WHO Chief Has A Message to Young People

Arielle Busetto May 2, 2020

Vivi Lin on the surface might seem like your average YouTuber. Five...

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Accusations of Plagiarism South Korea

South Korean Game Axed After Accusations of Copying Japan’s Best Selling ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’

JAPAN Forward May 2, 2020

Photo Credit: Kyodo News, Official Website of Game Discontinued After Accusations of Plagiarism “鬼殺の剣” ...

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In Hokkaido Town of Yoichi, the Best Whisky You Can Never Try

Agnes Tandler May 2, 2020

Few trains stop in Yoichi. The small station stands frozen in time. Not...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] The Creative Ways Japan Is Addressing Facemask Shortage　

JAPAN Forward May 1, 2020

It’s a worldwide reality: facemasks are a scarce commodity these days. In places...

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30-Meter Tsunami on Hokkaido and Tohoku ‘Could Be Imminent,’ Cabinet Office Warns

The Sankei Shimbun May 1, 2020

Megaquakes surpassing the strongest ones in Japan’s recorded history could be forthcoming,...