2020 | JAPAN Forward

[Eternal Hokusai] Hokusai’s Sense of Design

Frank Witkam July 30, 2020

Feature photo: Hokusai’s “Great Wave” in Camberwell, by Dominic Swords Part 2 of a series marking...

INTERVIEW | Yuichiro Anzai: Why Japan Should Prioritize Closing Gaps in Educational Opportunities

Ryotaro Fukuda July 30, 2020

The spread of coronavirus infections in Japan has highlighted strains in the...

EDITORIAL | Allies, Let’s Rally Behind Australia in the Face of Bullying by China

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 30, 2020

China continues to take various retaliatory measures against Australia in the wake of...

JAXA’s New Hayabusa2 Mission? On to Another Asteroid

The Sankei Shimbun July 30, 2020

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed on July 21 that it...

Minamitorishima Island and Defence Minister Taro Kono

Glimpsing the Reality of a Maritime Nation as SDF Protects Japan’s Easternmost Point in the Pacific

Issei Tanaka July 30, 2020

Minamitorishima, the easternmost tip of Japan, floats in the Pacific Ocean about 1800...

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visits Leeds to mark the Budget

INTERVIEW | Ryuichi Morishita: Want Some Level of Normal? Do Antibody Tests Regularly

Arielle Busetto July 29, 2020

A major challenge facing policymakers has been how to carefully control the spread...

[Asia’s Next Page] India in Japan’s Changing South China Sea Outlook

Jagannath Panda July 29, 2020

Chinese structures are pictured at the disputed Spratlys in the South China Sea REUTERS/Erik...

The Age of 5G: Japan Aims for Market Lead with Cutting-Edge Technology

Japan, Other Countries Developing ‘Open Standards’ for 5G to Get Huawei Out of the Game

Hiroyuki Manpuku July 29, 2020

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile phone operator, is at the center...

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EDITORIAL | Light Up the Tokyo Olympics Torch; Let’s Do It for the Athletes

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 28, 2020

July 23 marked the second time that Japan has said, “One year to go...

BASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Endures Rough Start as MLB Copes with COVID-19

Ed Odeven July 28, 2020

The delayed Major League Baseball season began with much fanfare on July 23,...

A Year Before Tokyo Olympics, Japan Reports Biggest Surge in COVID-19 Cases So Far

The Sankei Shimbun July 28, 2020

Japan marked July 24, the date the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would have started,...

Journalists follow the presentation of a Huawei smartphone ahead of the IFA Electronics show in Berlin

Hacking, Espionage and the Alleged Dirty Tricks of the Chinese Government

Duncan Bartlett, Diplomatic Correspondent July 28, 2020

Britain, the United States and Japan are warning of a worrying upsurge...

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Year: 2020

[Eternal Hokusai] Hokusai’s Sense of Design

INTERVIEW | Yuichiro Anzai: Why Japan Should Prioritize Closing Gaps in Educational Opportunities

EDITORIAL | Allies, Let’s Rally Behind Australia in the Face of Bullying by China

JAXA’s New Hayabusa2 Mission? On to Another Asteroid

Glimpsing the Reality of a Maritime Nation as SDF Protects Japan’s Easternmost Point in the Pacific

INTERVIEW | Ryuichi Morishita: Want Some Level of Normal? Do Antibody Tests Regularly

[Asia’s Next Page] India in Japan’s Changing South China Sea Outlook

Japan, Other Countries Developing ‘Open Standards’ for 5G to Get Huawei Out of the Game

EDITORIAL | Light Up the Tokyo Olympics Torch; Let’s Do It for the Athletes

BASEBALL | Shohei Ohtani Endures Rough Start as MLB Copes with COVID-19

A Year Before Tokyo Olympics, Japan Reports Biggest Surge in COVID-19 Cases So Far

Hacking, Espionage and the Alleged Dirty Tricks of the Chinese Government

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