A friend of mine once told me, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. But I have one great addiction: gacha machines.” For...
JAPAN Forward sat down with the American ambassador to Japan, William F. Hagerty, and discussed the United States’ relations with Japan, China, North...
We are in JR Ueno Station, Tokyo, and it’s just past noon. The train directed towards Utsunomiya pulls into platform 13. A public announcement...
By JAPAN Forward Achieving a first in international space exploration efforts, Japan landed two robots on Ryugu, a moving asteroid, on Saturday,...
For adrenaline junkies it can be a bit stifling at times to live in city like Tokyo — there is no parachuting or mountain gliding...
With temperatures cooling down and summer drawing to a close, are you finding yourself engulfed by the back-to-work September blues? Are you wishing you could bring...
By JAPAN Forward Naomi Osaka, the new tennis wonder child, flew into Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Los Angeles on Thursday, September...
The much-loved Hello Kitty finally has her own channel! The popular Sanrio character, who has dabbled in a broad range of...
20-year old Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history when she defeated American Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open women's tennis championship...
The young Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday, September 6, by beating American player Madison Keys in straight sets in...
JAPAN Forward Death Toll Rose to 39 People Hokkaido Government announced on Sunday, September 9 that 39 people confirmed dead from...
Typhoon Number 21, dubbed “Jebi,” the strongest typhoon in decades, hit land in Japan twice on Tuesday, September 4, leaving widespread and severe...