Culture & Society
How Japanese Sake Got a Modern Makeover
“Sake Kasu Fizz.” “Hojicha Infused Whiskey.” What sounds like a bizarre mish-mash of different tastes is, in […]
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 this summer, and is originally from Siena, Italy.
Culture & Society
Wrestling Superstar Saori Yoshida Retires: ‘One Needs to Know When to Stop’
It is not often that an athlete has enough influence to gather approximately 200 journalists for a press […]
Politics
Press Freedom in Japan: When A Discussion Isn’t A Discussion
On November 30, 2018, The Japan Times published an article about a South Korean court ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries […]
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | How Canadian Norm Nakamura Became the Yoshida Brothers’ Shamisen Apprentice
Norm Nakamura is arguably the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, or even in the world. He […]
Blog
ATSX Red Bull Crashed Ice Comes to Japan via Yokohama Championship
I know so little about extreme ice sports that when I heard about the event “Red Bull Crashed […]
Who is the Revisionist? Not the Journalist Who Called ‘Comfort Women’ Reports ‘Fabrication’
“I am not a revisionist,” Yoshiko Sakurai said calmly, despite the sudden rise in tension in the […]
Special Reports
Bashing and Blaming: How Junpei Yasuda Was ‘Welcomed’ After Release from Syria
When journalist Junpei Yasuda returned to Tokyo on October 25, observers worldwide who had been following his […]
Culture & Society
s**t kingz: This Japanese Dance Crew Wants the World to Sit Up and Watch
You might imagine my slight amazement when I found out that a comedy dance crew by […]
Culture & Society
Tokyo’s Ramen Fair Celebrates 10th Anniversary — with Steaming Bowls of Noodles, Of Course
Tokyo Ramen Show 2018 might sound like a gourmet Broadway musical. In reality, we are talking […]
Culture & Society
Samurai Artist Tetsuro Shimaguchi to Receive International Cultural Prize in Italy
The samurai artist Tetsuro Shimaguchi is set to receive the “Premio Consonanze: I Protagonisti della […]
Special Reports
Arts Laureates in Japan to Celebrate 2018 Praemium Imperiale and Its ‘Message of Peace’
On its 30th year, the Praemium Imperiale further sealed its reputation not only as a prestigious international arts […]
Culture & Society
Japanese Breakdance Crew wins Edinburgh Fringe Asia Arts Award for ‘Best Performance’
Arielle Busetto – Tokyo When I was a student in Scotland, it was the dream of every drama […]