FM Yoko Kamikawa toured the Middle East and promised generous humanitarian aid. But what...

Duncan Bartlett
Duncan Bartlett is no longer a contributor to JAPAN Forward. He formerly worked in Tokyo for the BBC.
The high-ranking Chinese general has warned that the PLA will "never agree" to Taiwan...
The move comes as China and Russia seek to turn the Israel-Hamas war to...
Prime Minister Kishida believes that innovative responses to social challenges can help Japanese companies...
As Mitsubishi stops making cars in China, business leaders express concern about cutthroat competition...
President Yoon Suk-yeol is congenial towards Japan. However, other leading figures in South Korea...
Japan's new top diplomat Yoko Kamikawa insists that women must play an active role...
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin presented themselves as powerful comrades when they met...
India — which may be about to change its name to Bharat — is...
The head of the UN warned the ASEAN nations in Jakarta about mounting crises...
Scientists found no trace of radiation either in the water or in sea creatures....
President Yoon Suk-yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida inched closer to forging a collective...