Japan’s real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 21.4% during the period of July to September. This is the largest increase since...
Since the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks snatched their third straight Japan Series title on October 23, 2019 at Tokyo Dome, two interlocking storylines have hovered above...
Fortunately, the world is now counting down to the release of an effective vaccine that could finally defeat COVID-19, with positive results for two vaccines...
I went to visit Maebashi the other day, to learn a little about the place, enjoy the autumn leaves and sunshine and to meet a...
On November 13, Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, released a statement through the Imperial Household Agency reaffirming her...
“Atypical” is typical during the days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like every country, Japan is growing accustomed to peculiar policies and awkward workarounds as commerce and...
Japan, China, South Korea, and other nations including the ASEAN member states signed a major trade deal – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) –...
Listen in as JAPAN Forward Editor in Chief Yasuo Naito and veteran journalist Yoshihisa Komori discuss some of the impacts of the 2020 U.S. election on...
On November 7, former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared his victory in the presidential election. While the United States is...
“Anime” style illustrator fuzichoco, one of the artists in this year’s Eshi-100, is featured in an exclusive new event organized by Wacom, a pen tablet...
Celebrated kabuki actor Sakata Tojuro IV, a living national treasure and winner of numerous cultural awards, and the driving force behind a revival of the...
An editorial of The Sankei Shimbun presented in English by JAPAN Forward: ~It is highly regrettable that we became embroiled in debate about making it easy...