Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Dissolve SCJ and Normalize Academia in Japan
The raison d’etre of the Science Council of Japan has become a red-hot issue. A law to create […]
Kobe Hospital Trials Transplant to Reverse Blindness — A First in the World
Kobe City Eye Hospital in Hyogo Prefecture announced on October 16 that it had performed the world’s first […
[Speaking Out] The Science Council of Japan Symbolizes the Postwar Regime
What the Science Council of Japan should be has been brought into question since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused
Coronavirus
Rise in Suicides: Japan Steps Up Measures vs Dark Side of the Pandemic
“We must take heed of the fact that many people are losing their lives.” These were the words […]
More Frequent, Stronger Typhoons Hit Japan in the Last 20 Years
The number of typhoons approaching the Pacific coast of the Japanese archipelago has increased in the last 20 years, [
Economy & Tech
After Successful ‘Kounotori’ Missions, Japan Sets Sights on First Manned Lunar Exploration
The cargo transporter Kounotori safely completed its final mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on August
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Lost in Evolution: Exploring Humanity’s Path in Asia’ by Hiroto Kawabata
Science is the art of seeing reality without distraction. Politics—the need for the world to be a certain way—is [&hel
Special Reports
How are Polar Bears Surviving in the Midst of Global Warming? Here’s the Debate
No animal will feel the impacts of global warming more than the snow-white polar bears living in the arctic […]
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Koichi Wakata on the Prospects of a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon
The Japanese and United States governments announced in July a joint declaration for cooperation in the U.S.-led Artem
Special Reports
[Corona ni Makeruna] Lead Vaccine Researcher Ryuichi Morishita Shows Optimism for Japan’s DNA Plasmid Vaccine
How is Japan getting on in the race towards a vaccine? JAPAN Forward visited leading vaccine research scientist Dr. Ry
Politics & Security
Glimpsing the Reality of a Maritime Nation as SDF Protects Japan’s Easternmost Point in the Pacific
Minamitorishima, the easternmost tip of Japan, floats in the Pacific Ocean about 1800 kilometers away from the main is
Antarctic Penguins Possibly Breed Better in the Wake of Global Warming
According to research conducted by Japan’s National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Adélie penguins, the most comm