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Fuji Rock 2018 and YouTube – Japan’s Music Magic goes Global

Fuji Rock 2018 and YouTube - Japan's Music Magic goes Global

JAPAN Forward July 31, 2018

20th Fuji Rock Recap On July 3, YouTube and Softbank announced...

Fuji Rock Festival 2018: Must Watch Japanese Artists

Fuji Rock Festival 2018: Must Watch Japanese Artists

Galileo Ferrari July 27, 2018

JAPAN Forward Livestream links for each day will be updated...

'Pain with No End': Why Abduction of Japanese by North Korea Should be Resolved Now

'Pain with No End': Why Abduction of Japanese by North Korea Should be Resolved Now

Sankei Shimbun July 25, 2018

A new true-to-life film on the abduction of Japanese by North Korea is...

Gion Festival Yamaboko Parade | JAPAN Forward

Gion Festival Parade Cancelled Due to Heatwave

JAPAN Forward July 24, 2018

The Gion Festival, an historical celebration, attracts people...

2020 Tokyo Olympics Venues Under Construction July 18 (12)

PHOTO AND VIDEO: Here Are the Venues Being Built for Tokyo Olympics 2020

JAPAN Forward July 23, 2018

Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan...

5 Artists, Cultural Charity Win 2018 Præmium Imperiale International Arts Awards

5 Artists, Cultural Charity Win 2018 Præmium Imperiale International Arts Awards

JAPAN Forward July 22, 2018

The Japan Art Association announced on Wednesday, July 11, the winners of...

Powerful Voices in the Arts: Meet the 2018 Præmium Imperiale Laureates

[VIDEO] Powerful Voices in the Arts: Meet the 2018 Præmium Imperiale Laureates

JAPAN Forward July 22, 2018

In its 30th year, the international Praemium Imperiale Awards were given...

PHOTOS: 119 Dead, 81 Missing, More Than 23,000 Evacuated Due to Japan Floods

We’re Accepting Donations For Communities Affected by Floods in Western Japan

JAPAN Forward July 11, 2018

[ACCEPTION DONATIONS COMPLETED] July 24 We are doing our small part by collecting...

‘Borderless’: Sensory Overload at teamLab’s New Exhibition

Permanent Art Space in Tokyo Odaiba: 'Borderless' Exhibit by teamLab

JAPAN Forward July 11, 2018

The exhibition “Borderless” by teamLab opened on June 21...

Yuzuru Hanyu presented the People's Honor Award by Prime Minister Abe

National Glory as Figure Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Receives People’s Honor Award

JAPAN Forward July 9, 2018

23-year old Yuzuru Hanyu is the first skater in...

PHOTOS: 119 Dead, 81 Missing, More Than 23,000 Evacuated Due to Japan Floods

PHOTOS: 119 Dead, 81 Missing, More Than 23,000 Evacuated Due to Japan Floods

Sankei Shimbun July 9, 2018

With the death toll already at 119 as of Monday,...

Shoko Asahara Execution

Aum Shinrikyo Cult Leader Shoko Asahara Executed 23 Years After Deadly Tokyo Sarin Attacks

Sankei Shimbun July 6, 2018

JAPAN Forward Japan’s Minister of Justice Yoko Kamikawa announced on...