Special Reports
[Mythbusters] The Ghosn Show: Less Than A Full Court Presser
(First of 2 Parts) On January 8, the former Nissan CEO and fugitive from alleged “medieval justice” in […]
Special Reports
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
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Will This Be A Landmark Year in Its Relations with India?
OTHER ARTICLES IN OUR ‘JAPAN IN 2020’ SERIES: Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics Japan in [&helli
Sports
INTERVIEW | Architect Kengo Kuma Weaves Nature Into New National Stadium’s Design
The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue […
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Making Sense of Professors in Overwhelmingly Insular American Universities
I sympathize with my Japanese friends when they wonder what American professors could be thinking. The American [&
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Foreign and Security Policy From Caution to Candor
As the New Year 2020 begins, Rei (令) – the first character of the Reiwa era (dedicated to Japan’s […]
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Ex-President Chen Shui-bian: With No Action, Taiwan Will Be Swallowed by China
Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan from 2000 to 2008, observes that China has, in various ways, been interfering in [
Special Reports
Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics
According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.” As Japan moves in
Special Reports
Fuji TV Exclusive: How An Aspiring Vietnamese Actress Became One of Kim Jong Nam’s Assassins
On February 13, 2017, a crime shocked the world. Kim Jong Nam, the oldest brother of the supreme leader […]
Special Reports
‘Wa’ — Harmony — is Shoko Kanazawa’s 1st Reiwa New Year Kanji for JAPAN Forward Readers
Shoko Kanazawa, 34, a Japanese calligrapher who also happens to have Down Syndrome, decided that the kanji for [&hel
Sports
Japan’s Trending Words in Our 2019 Stories: ONE TEAM
What were the words and topics that Japanese couldn’t get enough of in 2019? What were the buzzwords on […]
Special Reports
2019 in JAPAN Forward Stories: Welcome to the Era of Reiwa
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved […]