Culture
‘The Prisoner of Sakura’: A Tale of Different Cultures in a Time of War
Photos Courtesy of “Prisoner Of Sakura”, Now in Cinemas | KADOKAWA ©2019 “PRISONER OF SAKURA” FILM PARTNERS. On March
Author Archives for Arielle Busetto
Arielle Busetto is a journalist at JAPAN Forward. She has finished the intensive Japanese course of the Inter University Center For Advanced Japanese Studies in Yokohama in summer 2018, and is originally from Siena, Italy.
Culture
‘Hāfu2Hāfu’: Mixed-Raced Japanese Ponder Identity in Book of Portraits
Often in Europe, watching football is associated with nostalgic and fuzzy memories of going to the bar with friends [&
Special Reports
Don’t Talk ‘No to Whaling’ If You Haven’t Been to Taiji
(Last of Four Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: […]
Culture
The Branding — and Misunderstanding — of Marie Kondo
When I flew home to Italy for the Christmas holidays, I had a friend ask me: “You’re Japanese, right? […]
Economy & Tech
How Japan is Helping Make the Global Economy Sustainable
How much is Japan doing to make the global economy more sustainable? On March 1, Social Innovation Japan […]
Culture
Kimono Fashion Can Be Cool — Trust Designer Jotaro Saito
Jotaro Saito doesn’t go unnoticed when walking down a street. The day I met him at Kanda Myojin, […]
Mayor, Governor Join Hands to Make Osaka ‘A Global City’
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and the Governor of Osaka Prefecture Ichiro Matsui have big plans to put the [&hellip
Special Reports
Lest We Forget, Japan Shares Lessons from Disasters at the Kansai Resilience Forum
On Friday February 22, Kobe hosted the Kansai Resilience Forum 2019. Its singular purpose: to share with the world [&h
Culture
How an American Became A Ramen Expert: The Start of Ramen Adventures
Ramen is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. Even when JAPAN Forward visited the Ramen Show in October 2018, our [&h
Culture
SIRO-A Aims to Build Japan’s Broadway Culture Through ‘TECHNO CIRCUS’ Performance
The “circus” may evoke nostalgic images of trips with parents to see clowns and elephants. But in 21st-century Japan,
Culture
Insights from Tatsuma Sakai, One of the World’s Biggest Ukiyo-e Collectors
Ukiyo-e has a very specific kind of aura to it. Because of its long history and beauty, it is […]
Culture
‘Accessible Japan’: Disabled Blogger is Helping PWDs Enjoy Japan
Josh Grisdale is a Japanese citizen originally from a small town in Canada. He was in a wheelchair, but […]