Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his background, low-key but decisive role in national initiatives and future...
September in Japan is the beginning of the “autumn appetite” (shokuyoku no aki 食欲の秋). In honor of the season, we present the “JAPAN Forward Reader’s Ramen...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with graduate student and intern Mariko Azuma, who has returned from Kyoto to deliver insights and updates...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had struggled with exhaustion for weeks as Japanese media speculated about his frequent hospital visits. And then it was revealed a recurring...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the government’s initiative known as the “Go To Campaign” and their personal experiences with the challenges of...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the new norm for fans returning to sports venues and events with longtime sports journalist, Ed Odeven....
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses our latest Mythbusters articles on foreign media misperceptions of Japan with author Prof. Earl Kinmonth. ...
A 22-year-old professional wrestler with bubble gum pink hair was reportedly found dead in her apartment on May 23, with a suicide note addressed to her...
The uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus outbreak have pushed the government and private entities to make difficult decisions for the safety of the general public....
ONE OK ROCK will make their previous live concert videos on YouTube free to watch beginning April 17, exactly a month after the band “regretfully” announced...
In what could be one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's most important press conferences in history, he declared on Tuesday, April 7, a state of emergency...
Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura is the most famous person to date to have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. His agency...