Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers at the end of March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing...
On March 23, the Rias Line in Iwate Prefecture resumed normal operations for the first time since 2011. Located in Tohoku, the northeastern region...
The lawyer of Carlos Ghosn hastily called a press conference on Tuesday, April 9, to release a video-taped message from the ousted...
On March 29, the Kansai Tourism Bureau unveiled its new tourist information website aimed at helping the growing number of visitors coming to Japan. With more...
With the slight chill which has come following the full bloom on April 7, the cherry blossom season is set to last a little...
Reiwa, the name of Japan’s new imperial era, is the first to be chosen from a traditional work of Japanese poetry. The era name...
Carlos Ghosn was arrested once more — the fourth time in 4 months — in the early morning of Thursday, April 4. The arrest followed...
On the day the government announced the name of the new imperial era on on Monday, April 1, people all around Japan gathered in...
Reiwa, the name of Japan’s new imperial era, is the first to be chosen from a traditional work of Japanese poetry. The era name...
On Monday, April 1 at 11.30 am, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Reiwa as the name of the new era in Japanese history. The two characters...
Today at 11:30 AM, the new era will be announced, followed by a message from Prime Minister Abe at 12:00 PM. The Prime Minister’s Office...
Spring is officially here! Looking at blooms at the Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, the Meteorological Society has declared that the cherry blossoms are...