Lee Kun-hee, chairman of South Korea’s largest conglomerate Samsung Group, died on October 25 aged 78. He was a strong leader and visionary who...
Bullying cases found at elementary, middle and high schools across Japan have reached a record high, according to a research conducted by the Ministry...
Yuriko Koike is the governor of Tokyo. She has proposed great reforms for the capital city, and here sets forth her vision for Tokyo...
After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Naoya Inoue (27), unified bantamweight world champion holder of the WBA and IBF crowns, is...
As the performing arts proved to be the worst-hit sector during this COVID-19 pandemic, with it came one of greatest losses for individuals — the freedom...
A Seoul court has begun hearings on a lawsuit brought by a Vietnamese woman who is demanding the South Korean government pay damages for...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first policy speech since becoming Japan’s leader on Monday, on October 26, during the 203rd Extraordinary Diet session,...
(First of 2 parts) Part 2: [Asia’s Next Page] Indonesia in Tokyo’s Changing Regional Outlook Vietnam, unlike other Southeast Asian partners, occupies a key...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
Above: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 16, 2020, in an exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward Bookmark is a JAPAN...
How long will it take before Japan looks back on the Trump presidency with nostalgia? It may happen sooner than you think. If...
Above: Author Yumiko Sugihara and a picture from the Takeshima Picture Book from which a South Korean academic stole an image to make false accusations against Japan...
