Special Reports
My Grandfather’s Photographs: Remembering the Olympian Who Survived the Atomic Bomb
The grandson of a Hiroshima atomic bomb victim who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics has spoken publicly about [&he
Culture
[Bookmark] Taking Back the Olympics: Movies to Binge On While Waiting for the Games
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching
EDITORIAL | Light Up the Tokyo Olympics Torch; Let’s Do It for the Athletes
July 23 marked the second time that Japan has said, “One year to go until the Tokyo Olympics.” The […]
Coronavirus
A Year Before Tokyo Olympics, Japan Reports Biggest Surge in COVID-19 Cases So Far
Japan marked July 24, the date the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would have started, with the grim news that, one […]
Sports
Tokyo 2020 Games Will Be Simplified. Here’s What It Will Look Like
Debate seems to be the operating word for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and this was further confirmed [&
Coronavirus
[Mythbusters] Self-righteous Foreign Correspondents in Japan Claim Freedom to Be Offensive
On May 21, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) announced that it had removed from its website the [&helli
Sports
Remote Training During COVID-19: Japanese Coach Instructs Kenya Women’s National Volleyball Team 11,000 Km Away
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, and Shota Katagiri, a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOC
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | With Tokyo Olympics Postponed, Japan Must Do Its Utmost to Subdue Coronavirus Pandemic
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics scheduled for this coming summer have been postponed for about one year becaus
Sports
2021 Opening Dates for Tokyo Games Announced: Olympics on July 23, Paralympics on August 24
We can now adjust our calendars, with the new schedule for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 announced on Monday [&
Sports
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Officially Postponed for One Year
It was in the works, but by the evening of Tuesday, March 24 (JST), the decision was official: […]
Sports
Tokyo 2020 to be Postponed, Says IOC Member
What Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Monday (Japan time) as a possibility was confirmed by a longtime
Sports
Japanese Mayors Hinge Hope on Tokyo 2020 Olympics to Hasten Recovery of Earthquake-Hit Regions
A poll conducted by The Sankei Shimbun disclosed on March 10 that about 80% of the heads of the […]