Sports
[IN PICTURES] Japan Delivers First Win At FIFA Women’s World Cup!
With Nadeshiko, the nickname of the Japanese Women’s team, visibly rattled and disappointed after a draw with Argen
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.
Sports
Argentina Frustrates Japan in 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening Match
The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup saw the opening of the Japanese women’s team performance on Monday, June 10, […
Culture
INTERVIEW | Alexander Bennett: How a New Zealander Became a Kendo Master
When I was 17, I spent two years abroad in the U.K. The experience was like cracking my brain […]
Politics & Security
Trump Visit Day 2: A Gift to the Emperor, A Promise to Families of the Abducted
United States President Donald Trump’s state visit to Japan, from May 25 to May 28, has been full of […]
Culture
Sumida Hokusai Museum Teaches What Books Don’t: Edo Livelihoods
Getting started with the world of ukiyo-e can feel a bit daunting. After all, how does one even […]
Culture
If You’re Into East Meets West, Catch ‘A Seed: Ichi-Ryu Manbai’ at Kanze Noh Theater
With deeply established traditions in dance, theater and music, Japanese entertainment offers almost too much to k
Special Reports
People on the Street Look Back on Heisei, and Hope for the Future
While Japan is in a celebratory mood amid the era change, JAPAN Forward hit the streets to ask […]
Special Reports
Japan’s New Era Transition: The Important Moments and Their Meaning
Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko on April 18 visited the most important shrine in Japan, Ise Jingu, to […]
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
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? […]