Politics & Security
BOOK REVIEW | The Japan-U.S. Alliance of Hope: Asia-Pacific Maritime Security, by Nakasone Peace Institute
A Quiet Hope The Japan-U.S. alliance is arguably the most important bilateral alliance in the world. It is […
Author Archives for Jason Morgan, Reitaku University
Jason Morgan is an assistant professor at Reitaku University in Chiba, Japan.
Politics & Security
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World’ by Hamilton and Ohlberg
Suga’s China Challenge The new prime minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, takes office at a time of extraordinary [&he
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The World of Itō Jakuchū: Classical Japanese Painter of All Things Great and Small in Nature’ by Yasuhiro Sato
The Overlooked Itō Jakuchū When you hear the words “Japanese art,” what comes to mind? For some, it […]
Special Reports
[Corona ni Makeruna] International Artistic Exchange Thriving during COVID Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the world’s economy. Schools, supply chains, and transportation network
Special Reports
[Bookmark] Is Japan Putting Up A Good Enough Fight Against China’s Propaganda Warfare?
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching
Culture
Dripping with Irony and Yet Lyrical: How Cartoonist Taco Lin’s Satire is Very Much Like Taiwan
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan in late 2019 has thrown the world into a frenzy, […]
Culture
So Long, Shimura Ken
Japan has lost a lot of ground to China these past 20 years. Japan’s roaring economy used to be […]
Culture
INTERVIEW | ‘Bonds Between People’: American Dancer Puts Kizuna Centerstage
Kizuna Dance | Company Residency Trailer | 2019 from Cameron McKinney on Vimeo. Cameron McKinney is an up-and-coming
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Hanjin Lew: South Korea Should Fight Off Enemy — and It’s Not Japan
(Last of 2 Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | Hanjin Lew: Human Rights, Intelligence Sharing Will Help Repair U.S.-ROK-Japan
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Hanjin Lew: Human Rights, Intelligence Sharing Will Help Repair U.S.-ROK-Japan Alliance
Credit: 우리공화당LIVE (First of 2 Parts) The relationship between Japan and South Korea is often said to be at [&hellip
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Pope’s Visit to Japan: Unstated Hopes for the Church in Asia
Pope Francis’ visit to Japan this weekend marked the first time a pontiff has alighted on Japanese soil […]
Culture
‘Kyoto: Capital of Artistic Imagination’ at the Met in New York until September 2020
Nestled among the treasures from ancient civilizations in a museum at the heart of one of the modern world’s […