We officially launched japan-forward.com on June 1, 2017, with the goal of delivering Japan-related news, features, analyses, and commentaries to reveal the real face of...
By Sean Carroll DATELINE: TOKYO, Japan One way or another, Japan’s endeavors at the 2018 World Cup will be defined by the...
Greg Atkinson In April this year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) outlined its vision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by...
Earl H. Kinmonth At 10 A.M. on the morning of May 14, a Buddhist memorial service presided over by three priests took place...
JAPAN Forward After thanking United States President Donald Trump for supposedly “stating in clear terms” to Kim Jong-un the issue of abductions...
Shigeru & Sakie Yokota Hello, Megumi dear. Each day passes by quickly and we are already coming to the end of the...
The Sankei Shimbun The Sony Group homes for senior citizens is now offering robot therapy using the robotic dog aibo. It hopes that...
The Sankei Shimbun On the afternoon of June 7—predawn on June 8, Japan time—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States President Donald Trump...
Shinji Ono Recently, spells of fierce eruptions with dramatic lava flows have been occurring on Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii, also known...
Gustav Strandell I still remember my first research trip to a nursing home in Japan. It was in 1997 in the Hokkaido countryside,...
Shohei Nagatsuji How can young people help ensure a sustainable society for themselves and the future generations? Some Japanese high school students’ groups...
On May 18, JR West announced that a new 500 series Shinkansen featuring Sanrio’s popular character, Hello Kitty, would commence operation on June 30....