令和初「新年の一字」は「和」 書家の金澤翔子さんが揮毫
ダウン症の人気書家、金澤翔子さん（３４）が揮毫する令和最初の「新年の一字」が「和」に決まり、翔子さんが令和元年の年の瀬に、力強い「和」の一文字を完成させた。翔子さんは令和元年の１２月２７日、東京都大田区の久が原にある実家の応接間に、この
Author Archives for Yasuo Naito
Mr. Yasuo Naito is editor in chief of JAPAN Forward, and is also a deputy editor of the Sankei Shimbun. He served as Sankei’s London Bureau chief correspondent (May 2012~Dec.2015), Moscow Bureau chief correspondent (Feb.2003~Jul.2009) and Fulbright Visiting fellow at the Institute of Russia and Eurasia Studies, George Washington University (Jul.2001~Aug.2002). Mr. Naito has won the 2015 Foreign Press Association’s Media Award “Story of the Year by a Full Member of the FPA” in London with the stories of the reconciliation and friendship between British sailor and the family of Kamikaze pilot. Mr. Naito was born on 20 March, 1964 in Tokyo and is married, has three children.
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‘Wa’ — Harmony — is Shoko Kanazawa’s 1st Reiwa New Year Kanji for JAPAN Forward Readers
Shoko Kanazawa, 34, a Japanese calligrapher who also happens to have Down Syndrome, decided that the kanji for [&hel
「持続捕鯨こそが最良の選択肢だ」日本鯨類研究所の大隅清治・名誉顧問インタビュー
半世紀以上にわたりクジラの研究に携わり、日本の捕鯨史の生き字引として知られる日本鯨類研究所（東京都中央区）の名誉顧問、大隅清治氏が１１月２日、急逝した。８９歳だった。大隅氏は生前、産経新聞と英語ニュース・オピニオンサイト「JAPAN
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INTERVIEW | Dr. Seiji Ohsumi on Sustainable Whaling as ‘Ideal Option’
Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study of whales for more than half […]
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Japan to Propose Marine Plastic Waste Solution at G20 in Osaka
The Sankei Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to propose a solution to the global problem […]
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Hidden Christian Sites in Nagasaki, Amakusa Now on UNESCO World Heritage List
The Sankei Shimbun The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ
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After His Injury, What Are the Options for L.A. Angels’ Shohei Ohtani?
Robert Whiting Shoehi Ohtani from Japan—the first major player to hit and pitch regularly in the […]
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Omiya Railway Museum Showcases Dawn of Railroads in Japan Until Sept. 30
Earl H. Kinmonth This year is the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. In a narrow […]
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Robert Morton Wins 5th Annual Kokkiken Japan Study Award
Jason Morgan Before a packed auditorium on the afternoon of July 4, Chuo University professor Robert Morton delivere
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Killer Whales: Bond with These Clever Creatures at Kamogawa Sea World
Whoosh! Four killer whales jump high in a pool, making a big splash. Welcome to the […]
Aum Cult Leaders’ Execution: Why Now? Why Only 7?
Seven members of the cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo Metro sarin gas attacks—including cult leader Shoko [&hel
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Death Toll Reaches 200 in Western Japan Floods, Dozens Still Missing
The number of confirmed deaths in the disasters triggered by extreme torrential rains in a broad swath […]