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INTERVIEW | Governor Yuriko Koike Promotes Prosperous Metropolis Beyond Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
Governor Yuriko Koike is set on her plans for a prosperous Tokyo leading up to and beyond the 2020 […]
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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 5-1
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 […]
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The Reality of the Mobilization of Koreans During World War II – An Analysis Based on Statistics and Written Records
(First of A 2-Part Series) In 1965, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic relations. Japan paid South […]
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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 10-6
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 […]
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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 15-11
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the […]
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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 20-16
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 […]
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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 25-21
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the […]
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What Will 2019 Bring for Japan?
Looking forward into 2019 we can ask: what will the New Year bring Japan? Domestically, a new […]
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Rescuing Japanese Abductees Reaches Crucial Stage
A climactic battle is coming for rescuing Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea. In the first ever United […]
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‘Prayer’ is Shoko Kanazawa’s 2019 New Year Kanji for JAPAN Forward Readers
On a cold afternoon in late December, JAPAN Forward visited the home and studio of Shoko Kanazawa, a […]
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INTERVIEW | How Canadian Norm Nakamura Became the Yoshida Brothers’ Shamisen Apprentice
Norm Nakamura is arguably the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, or even in the world. He […]
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Tokyo Symposium Pushes for Resolution of North Korean Abductions, Human Rights Violations
The powerful voices of the victims of North Korea’s four decades of human rights abuses rang clearly in Iino […]