Shoko Kanazawa, 34, a Japanese calligrapher who also happens to have Down Syndrome, decided that the kanji for the first New Year of the...
Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study of whales for more than half a century and was also recognized...
The Sankei Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to propose a solution to the global problem of marine plastic waste, with details...
The Sankei Shimbun The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Japan’s Hidden Christian...
Robert Whiting Shoehi Ohtani from Japan—the first major player to hit and pitch regularly in the U.S. major leagues since Babe Ruth...
Earl H. Kinmonth This year is the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. In a narrow sense the Meiji Restoration meant restoring...
Jason Morgan Before a packed auditorium on the afternoon of July 4, Chuo University professor Robert Morton delivered a lecture as part of his...
Whoosh! Four killer whales jump high in a pool, making a big splash. Welcome to the “Killer Whale” show, the most popular...
Seven members of the cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo Metro sarin gas attacks—including cult leader Shoko Asahara and six accomplices—were executed in...
The number of confirmed deaths in the disasters triggered by extreme torrential rains in a broad swath of western Japan has reached 200,...
Dr. Daniel Okimoto, professor emeritus at Stanford University, recently sat down with JAPAN Forward to talk, among other things, how the campaign of the Silicon Valley Japan Platform...
JAPAN Forward recently had a one-on-one interview with Dr. Daniel Okimoto, professor emeritus at Stanford University. A second-generation Japanese American, Okimoto is pushing for Japan to...
