PM Fumio Kishida embarked on a world tour to meet with five heads of...

Duncan Bartlett
Duncan Bartlett is no longer a contributor to JAPAN Forward. He formerly worked in Tokyo for the BBC.
Terrible memories of the atomic bombing endure yet predictions are that Japan's national strategy...
With predictions of rising inflation, trade unions say workers deserve a 5% pay rise....
Despite late-stage cancer, Ryuichi Sakamoto movingly connected with his worldwide fans in a live-streamed...
At least ten cities in China — including Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, and Chengdu —...
Just as Hong Kong's 90-year-old Cardinal Zen was held guilty over a pro-democracy support...
China takes the spotlight during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz '12 hour trip to China....
China's leader surrounded himself with yes men at the CCP congress and former leader...
Communist Party delegates gather at the Great Hall of the People to praise Xi...
Scientists in Australia have hatched a plot to bring the extinct Tasmanian tiger back...
The leader of Taiwan plans to make a Chinese invasion of the country extremely...
"One thing that is certain is that the UK Government will always stand up...