Year: 2020

• Sports

[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Koji Murofushi Steps Into Top Job at Japan Sports Agency

Ed Odeven September 13, 2020

    Koji Murofushi, the departing sports director for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and...

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• Politics & Security
• Special Coverage

Abe’s Legacy is That Japan-India Relations Will Be on Track Even After He Steps Down

Shamshad A. Khan September 12, 2020

  India received as a surprise and shock Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s announcement of...

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• Economy
• Politics & Security
• Special Coverage

[Bookmark] Three Candidates Aim to Lead Japan Post-Abe; Here Are Their Key Policies

Arielle Busetto September 12, 2020

Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend....

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• Environment

More Frequent, Stronger Typhoons Hit Japan in the Last 20 Years

Seita Arafune September 11, 2020

  The number of typhoons approaching the Pacific coast of the Japanese archipelago has...

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• Sports

TENNIS | Naomi Osaka Books Spot in U.S. Open Final

Ed Odeven September 11, 2020

  Naomi Osaka advanced to the U.S. Open women's singles final with a hard-fought...

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• Hidden Wonders

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] How Much Would You Pay to Eat Yuriage’s Famous Akagai Clams?

The Sankei Shimbun September 11, 2020

  How much are you willing to pay to eat your favorite shellfish?  ...

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• Culture
• Special Coverage

[A Visit to the Atelier] The Poetry of Musashino Viewed Through Doppo’s Diary

Toshihiko Isao September 11, 2020

  (Part 12 of a Series)   Continuing from my previous article, I would...

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• Podcast
• Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan

#04 Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – Gion Festival

Galileo Ferrari September 11, 2020

Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with graduate student and intern...

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• Special Coverage
• Sports

[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] Knowing How to Make a Comeback and When to Retire

JAPAN Forward September 11, 2020

  Part 11 of 14 parts   The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted...

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• Culture
• Photography

[Corona ni Makeruna] Enlightenment in Isolation: Nobuyoshi Araki’s Pandemic Photographs

Akiko Shigematsu September 10, 2020

  Nobuyoshi Araki, commonly known by the mononym Arākī, is a world-famous photographer who...

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• Special Coverage

INTERVIEW | Shigeru Ishiba: Post-Abe Japan Needs to Learn More About Asia

Mimei Sakamoto September 10, 2020

Former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general Shigeru Ishiba announced he would run for election...

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• Space Science

After Successful ‘Kounotori’ Missions, Japan Sets Sights on First Manned Lunar Exploration

Shinji Ono September 10, 2020

  The cargo transporter Kounotori safely completed its final mission to the International Space...

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