Sports
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medal Design Revealed, As Anticipation Builds Up for the Games
July 24 marked exactly a year until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and […]
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
[FUJI ROCK 2019] Thom Yorke Gives Japanese Fans ‘A Really Magical Experience’ with ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’
The Fuji Rock Music Festival 2019 kicked off on Friday, July 26, with sunny weather, followed by intermittent [&hell
Culture
The King’s Singers Welcome Japan’s Reiwa Era in Special Tokyo Concert
The King’s Singers, also known as the kings of a capella, performed a special concert at St. Mary’s Tokyo […]
Culture
New Film by ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai to Open July 19
On July 7, anime aficionados were greeted by a welcome news. Makoto Shinkai announced on Twitter that the film [&helli
Blog
Young YouTuber Wants to Stay Out of School; People on Tokyo’s Streets Weigh In
It was the end of a blissfully-long Golden Week holiday in May, but one young man was already thinking […]
Politics & Security
Women’s Empowerment is ‘Smart Economic and Defense Policy,’ Says Ivanka Trump at G20
Women’s empowerment had been a key element on the G20 agenda in the last few years, and the 2019 […]
Politics & Security
Trump Dismisses Worries Over Climate Change at Osaka G20 Summit
Observers who were hoping for more discussions on the environment, plastic waste, and how to deal with climate [&hel
Politics & Security
‘Strategic Partners’ U.S., China Agree to Resume Trade Talks As Osaka G20 Closes
The meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, June 29, was un
Politics & Security
G20 Summit Starts: Bilateral Talks, Multilateral Questions, Sticky Issues
The G20 Summit opened in Osaka on Friday, June 28, with multilateral discussions and bilateral meetings beginning in
Politics & Security
Activists Put Spotlight on China’s Infringement of Human Rights at Osaka G20
As the G20 summit was in full swing in Osaka on Friday, June 28, with leaders and ministers […]
Politics & Security
Japan-China Bilateral Talks: Just Another Discussion or A Step Toward Further Cooperation?
In Osaka, for the G20 summit, the multilateral talks are set to open on Friday, June 28, but on […]
Economy & Tech
Expectations Running High for a Stormy G20 Summit in Osaka
The G20 summit is set to take place on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, in Osaka, along […]