There is a shop in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, that is bustling with activity these days. Arai Darumaya is the kind of shop that you would...
A giant forefinger points down, as if fixing on one point in a vacant lot that was once the center of a bustling town. Bold...
Celebrating the ‘autumn of appetite’ season (shokuyokunoaki 食欲の秋), JAPAN Forward presented our “Reader’s Ramen Championship” bracket beginning September 30. We started with four ramen flavors from...
The beauty of things seasonal lie in their ephemeral nature – that fleeting moment when they can be most appreciated. There is a certain excitement...
We have been coping with the COVID-19 pandemic for over six months now, six of the longest months of any of our lives. And...
In the world of action sports, GoPro has been integral to capturing amazing video clips of crazy action since 2004. However, as technologies have advanced,...
You might have figured this out by now by following this column, but Japan loves all that is seasonal. There is a cultural appreciation of...
Japan progresses through the ‘autumn of appetite’ (shokuyokunoaki 食欲の秋) from September every year. In celebration of the season, we present the “JAPAN Forward Reader’s Ramen Championship” bracket. We...
In the cool night air there is not a streetlight in sight, and the only dim illumination comes from the sky full of stars twinkling above....
September in Japan is the beginning of the ‘autumn of appetite’ (shokuyoku no aki 食欲の秋). In celebration of the season, we present the “JAPAN Forward Reader’s...
The rice ears shine brightly in the autumn sunset. With the background of the striking yellow rice fields, the JR Suigun railway line connecting Mito...
September in Japan is the beginning of the ‘autumn of appetite’ (shokuyoku no aki 食欲の秋), we present the “JAPAN Forward Reader’s Ramen Championship” bracket. There...
