Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Not the Time for China to Take Provocative Acts Around the Senkakus Islands
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging i
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China Influences WHO Amid Coronavirus Crisis, and Guess Who’s Partly Responsible for That
I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the last 10 years or so, when […]
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Debate Mounts Over Japan’s Approach to Ship Quarantine Due to Coronavirus
More than 440 passengers disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Yokohama Bay on Wednesday, February 19, aft
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As in SARS, is China Avoiding Responsibility in Dismal Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak?
After the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, then-German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) trumpeted the racist ideology of “Yell
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List of Affected, Rescheduled Events As Coronavirus Outbreak Enters ‘New Phase’ in Japan
Tokyo is canceling several major events in the next few weeks, as China’s novel coronavirus contagion spreads to Japan
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Amid Coronavirus Disaster, China Keeps Bullying Taiwan
A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan is spreading fast. As the ep
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71 Cities in Japan At ‘Very High’ Risk of 3-Meter-High Tsunami Within the Next 30 Years
On January 24, the Earthquake Research Committee of the Japanese government issued a new report announcing the probabi
Economy & Tech
Osaka Researchers’ iPS Cells Transplant A Touchstone for Life-saving Regenerative Medicine
An Osaka University team’s transplant of pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into a patient suffering from a serious heart
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World’s First Sensor That Predicts Movements Keeps Elderly Safe by Alerting Caregivers
Description: Yoshiteru Shichiri, the CEO of System Japan Inc., explains how the “Legame” sensor system works to analyze
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EDITORIAL | Amid Spread of Coronavirus, WHO Should Stop Blocking Taiwan’s Membership
On January 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her call for Taiwan to be recognized as a member of [&helli
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DISCOVERIES | Alien-like Coral Discovered in Japan’s Toba City Recognized as New Species
On December 17, 2019, the Toba Aquarium in Toba City, Mie prefecture announced that a Zoantharia coral raised at [&hel
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2019 in JAPAN Forward Stories: Economy and Technology
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan […]