‘A World Without Nuclear Weapons’: 75 Years Since Hiroshima, Japan’s Renewed Message of Peace
Every year on August 6, people gather at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park in the morning to observe the anniversary [&h
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.
Coronavirus
[Corona ni Makeruna] Discriminating Against Those Who Get COVID Tests Only Exposes You to Risks
Since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25 and normal activities have gradually become possible, the government
Special Reports
[Corona ni Makeruna] Lead Vaccine Researcher Ryuichi Morishita Shows Optimism for Japan’s DNA Plasmid Vaccine
How is Japan getting on in the race towards a vaccine? JAPAN Forward visited leading vaccine research scientist Dr. Ry
Coronavirus
INTERVIEW | Ryuichi Morishita: Want Some Level of Normal? Do Antibody Tests Regularly
A major challenge facing policymakers has been how to carefully control the spread of COVID-19 while allowing society
Culture
“Back in Harmony” The King’s Singers Bring A Live Concert Online for Fans All Over the World
One of the industries which has suffered the most impact in the global pandemic is undoubtedly that of music […
Politics & Security
‘Go To’ Tourism Campaign Off to a Bumpy Start with Tokyo’s Exclusion
In an unusually unrelenting rainy season in Japan, the “Go To” Travel Campaign seems to have been caught in the [&hellip
Culture
‘Oishii Ukiyo-e’: Learning The Roots of Japanese Cuisine From Woodblock Prints
Photo Credit: Spring Rainbow, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Private Collection It’s no secret that one thing Japan is famous fo
Culture
‘Man-made Calamity’: Opposition Explodes vs Japan’s ‘Go To’ Tourism Push Amid COVID-19
On July 12, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism fleshed out the details of unprecedented measures
Travel
Japan’s ‘Go To’ Domestic Travel Campaign: Here Are the Discounts You Can Enjoy Starting July 22
There was a good deal of excitement when the idea of discounts for domestic travel was announced on May 26 […]
Culture
‘e-ZONe’: Japan’s First Esports Hotel Opens in Osaka
On July 3, the first esports hotel in Japan opened its doors to guests. Called “e-ZONe — 電脳空間,” which […]
Coronavirus
Tokyo Registers Biggest One-Day Spike in New COVID-19 Cases, as Japan Aims for a New Normal
All around the world countries are facing the challenge of balancing a safe return to normal without strangling the econ
Travel
‘Timeless Conversations 2020’: Japanese Traditional Art Through the Lens of the Present
On June 24, the exhibition “Timeless Conversations 2020: Voices from Japanese Art of the Past and Present” opened its