While exercising caution due to the Omicron variant, young twenty year olds still gathered in Tokyo and across the country to celebrate the occasion.
“I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that we will share each other’s pain and support each other to overcome this difficult situation” ー His...
“What we need now is to work together to leap beyond the current trials. I want as many people as we can possibly reach to have...
“Take flight together” says this representation of what the Year of the Tiger means for mankind, “Let’s leap free of the gloom the virus has brought!”...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the stories that continue to shape our outlook after dominating Japan’s headlines over the last year.
Listen in as JAPAN Forward Editor in Chief Yasuo Naito and veteran journalist Yoshihisa Komori discuss some of the impacts of the 2020 U.S. election on...
September in Japan is the beginning of the ‘autumn of appetite’ (shokuyoku no aki 食欲の秋), we present the “JAPAN Forward Reader’s Ramen Championship” bracket. There...
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...
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...
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. We had the valuable opportunity to interview Dai Ota, who is...
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....
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, February 27, called for a temporary closure of all public schools in Japan to prevent the spread of the novel...