Above: Takeshima, (Okinoshima-cho, Shimane Prefecture) in the Sea of Japan, is called Dokdo on South Korea's 1977 map that appears to be a copy (with place names...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team is joined by Sports Journalist Ed Odeven for a discussion on the status of Japanese teams, athletes and...
In a high-energy victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs to wrap up the weekend, the Alvark Tokyo utilized their speed and athleticism. The verdict? A...
Above: Alexander Litvinenko (1962-2006) was a former Russian spy who was poisoned in London with the highly radioactive substance polonium 210. The use of State terror...
The foreign ministry has set out a policy of reforming information and telecommunications networks, including those of diplomatic missions abroad, by fiscal year 2022. ...
The October 8, 2020 meeting between Japan’s Defense Minister, Nobuo Kishi, and the Commander of U.S. Forces (Japan), Lt Gen Kevin Schneider, centered on...
It is natural for universities to manage their research programs to prevent advanced technologies that can be applied for military purposes from leaking overseas....
Six horses have won the filly Triple Crown in Japanese racing history, with Daring Tact the latest to accomplish the feat on Sunday, October 18 at...
On that day in 1911 an uprising against the ruling Qing Dynasty, which broke out in the city of Wuchang in the Yangtze River...
On October 18, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga embarked upon his first overseas trip since taking office in September, heading to Vietnam, this year’s chair...
What the Science Council of Japan should be has been brought into question since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused to appoint six of 105 candidates...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...