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Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict

Jacqueline Newmyer Deal May 4, 2020

(First of Two Parts) Part 2: In Xi Jinping’s Chastened China, an Emerging...

‘Captain Harlock’ Artist Donates $7,600 Auction Yield to Italian Hospital That Cared for Him

Arielle Busetto May 4, 2020

The renowned manga artist Leiji Matsumoto auctioned off an illustration with the ubiquitous Space...

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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...

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...

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...

[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...

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,...

China Eyes Global Leadership Role Post-coronavirus, But the U.S. Might Just Frustrate It

Yoshiaki Nishimi April 30, 2020

China, the source of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is stepping up its efforts...

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Can Ward Off Pestilence? Supernatural Monster ‘Amabie’ Goes Viral in the Face of Pandemic

Dai Kuwamura April 30, 2020

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, “Amabie” is going viral. The yokai (supernatural monster) believed...

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Japan Leads Race in Development of High-Temperature Gas Reactors, but China is Catching Up

Shohei Nagatsuji April 30, 2020

Picture Courtesy of Japan Nuclear Agency: Core of a HTTR About 3 Meters...

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Year: 2020

Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict

‘Captain Harlock’ Artist Donates $7,600 Auction Yield to Italian Hospital That Cared for Him

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

China Eyes Global Leadership Role Post-coronavirus, But the U.S. Might Just Frustrate It

Can Ward Off Pestilence? Supernatural Monster ‘Amabie’ Goes Viral in the Face of Pandemic

Japan Leads Race in Development of High-Temperature Gas Reactors, but China is Catching Up

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