News | JAPAN Forward - Part 630

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[Bookmark] Controversy Over Harvard Article Can’t Erase the Facts of Comfort Women Contracts

Lee Wooyoun April 3, 2021

Here is a case study that explores how contract negotiations were carried out and...

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[Corona ni Makeruna] Sweet-scented Weeping Plum Blossoms Intoxicate at Mie’s ‘Suzuka Forest Garden’

Kota Kiriyama April 3, 2021

With more than 200 weeping plum trees and master craftsmen tending its landscape, the...

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Haruki Murakami’s new Line of T-Shirts in collaboration with UNIQLO: Now on Sale

grape Japan April 2, 2021

Besides the motifs inspired by Haruki Murakami's literature works, you’ll also discover his passion...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Cuteness Overload at Japan's First Micro Pig Cafe

Miho Suzuki April 2, 2021

Follow along a narrow path parallel to Takeshita Street in Tokyo’s Harajuku area and...

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The Chinese are Starting to Love ‘Things Japanese,’ and It’s a Good Thing

Seki Hei April 2, 2021

But the attraction is probably making the Chinese people recall the cultural scent of...

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INTERVIEW | Attack on Titan Director Reveals Secrets Behind His Style in the Final Season

Arielle Busetto April 2, 2021

Studio MAPPA’s Yuichiro Hayashi took over as director of Attack on Titan from...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a meeting with employees of the nuclear industry on their professional holiday, Nuclear Industry Worker's Day, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

EDITORIAL | Japan, G7 Must Join Ukraine in Condemning Russia’s Illegal Crimea Grab

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 2, 2021

Russia, like China, flagrantly violates international law by taking the territory of other countries....

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Japanese University Tackles Problems of Drylands, Home to 2 Billion People

The Sankei Shimbun April 2, 2021

“There is a direct link between drylands and Japanese kitchens, where imported wheat and...

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INTERVIEW | Attack on Titan Director Attributes Popularity to ‘Reflecting Darkness in Society’

Arielle Busetto April 1, 2021

"The story deals with problems that every country and every person might be involved...

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[ODDS and EVENS] Ichiro Suzuki's Great MLB Career Began 20 Years Ago This Week

Ed Odeven April 1, 2021

Ichiro played a pivotal role in the Seattle Mariners' come-from-behind victory in his first...

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the National Day reception on the eve of the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Shadow of Xi Jinping’s ‘Four Histories’ Narrative Darkens First U.S.-China Bilateral Talks

Dr Monika Chansoria April 1, 2021

This CCP marginalized and subjugated China’s ethnic minorities by rewriting history, providing the basis...

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Late Bloomers - A Guide to Cherry Blossoms in Hokkaido

Agnes Tandler April 1, 2021

For those who want to extend their cherry blossom season, sakura season in Hokkaido...