The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which originated in China has turned the core of Washington D.C.—capital of the nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases...
In the current sphere of Japanese politics the issue of constitutional revision figures very prominently. Arguably it is the single most significant political issue of the...
Viewed from here in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent statements concerning China seem odd, and even dangerous. His recent stance on China...
The Japanese government announced the end of its official development assistance (ODA) to China in late October. This makes it a good time...
As a foreign correspondent for most of the several decades of my journalism career, following trends in the Japan-United States-China trilateral relationship has been...
President Donald Trump has just ended a surprisingly successful five-country first visit to Asia. His marathon 12-day tour began on a positive note with a...
The month of August in Japan is a time for collective reflection on the merits of “war and peace.” It was in August of 1945...
Fred Warmbier, father of Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate student who was imprisoned in North Korea in March 2016, speaks during a news...
JAPAN Forward reaches out in unfiltered English to let its writers inform a wider audience of the current issues and debates in Japan that are influencing...
In the aftermath of the recent U.S. presidential election, much attention has been given to the biases and misconceptions of the U.S. news media, not least...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution at the end of September directing the U.S. government to investigate the disappearance of a young American who...
An American citizen may have been abducted Throughout the heart wrenching history of North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens, the United States’ assistance to Japan has...
