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[Bookmark] John Bolton Warns Japan: Trump is Transactional; Know When to Take Him Seriously
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one […
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It’s Time for the U.S. to Re-Recognize Japan’s Sovereignty Over the Senkaku Islands
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial wate
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Protect the ‘Singing Sands’ from Ocean Waste
For many years, this beautiful beach has been protected by the continuous devotion of the local community. Now, the next
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Dear Megumi: Your Father Went to Heaven Thinking of You; I Will Carry the Campaign Through
Dearest Megumi, I have called out your beloved name more times than I can remember, determined to see […]
[Mythbusters] Tokyo Re-elects a Woman, Yet Foreign Media Sticks to Stereotyping ‘Backward’ Japan
On July 5, Yuriko Koike, the first female governor of Tokyo, won re-election by a wide margin. As widely […]
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[Eternal Hokusai] The Enduring Appeal of the ‘Great Wave’
Feature Photo: Katsushika Hokusai, “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” from the series The Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, c
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The Time to Act is Now: Bring Home Megumi and All North Korean Abduction Victims
On July 9, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reminded Japan and the world that the abductions by North Korea [&
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Okinawan Magazine, Promoting Friendship and Understanding for 65 Years, Eyes Expansion
Okinawa’s oldest English language magazine, This Week on Okinawa, celebrated its 65th anniversary in June. One of the ol
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[Bookmark] INTERVIEW | Former Governor Chris Patten Worried About Hong Kong’s Future
[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one [&hel
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PHOTOS | From a Helicopter, Northern Kyushu Seems Just Like a Sea of Mud
Looking down from a helicopter on the morning of Wednesday, July 8, following record torrential rains, I [&hellip
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[Eternal Hokusai] Japanese Art Icon Among Second Millennium’s Most Important People
(Introduction to a series on one of Japan’s artistic icons, Hokusai) Other parts of the series: Part 1: [Eternal Hokus
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INTERVIEW | LDP’s Kiyoshi Ejima: Demand for Whale Meat Should Increase
Just over a year ago, on June 30, 2019, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). A […]