News | JAPAN Forward - Part 675

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[Speaking Out] Japan Should Not Ignore the Potential Threats of Chinese IT Companies

Tadashi Narabayashi August 27, 2020

On August 14, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Chinese information technology company ByteDance...

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EDITORIAL | Shinzo Abe: Despite Victories, Japan’s Longest-Serving PM is Still Far from His Goal Line

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 26, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a new record for the most consecutive days...

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Expecting an Order in Japan? A Delivery Robot Will Come Knocking on Your Door

Kanji Takahashi August 26, 2020

The Japanese government is set to green-light robot delivery services using public roads,...

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Beware the Chinese Economy Recovery Trap

Hideo Tamura August 26, 2020

Although China may lack power in the global arena amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...

FILE PHOTO: Employee Philipp Hoffmann, of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen

EDITORIAL | Countries Must Share Coronavirus Vaccines — Japan Can Help Make It Happen

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 26, 2020

Amid a global resurgence of new coronavirus infections, initiatives to develop therapeutic drugs...

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[Blog] How a Trip to Hong Kong in 2011 Led to the Rich Experience of Living in Japan

Senol Hasan August 26, 2020

An unexpected trip to Hong Kong in 2011 marked my first venture into Asia....

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] Continuing On Through Slumps and the Pain of Personal Loss

Mitsuru Tanaka August 26, 2020

Part 4 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted...

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BOOK REVIEW | ‘The World of Itō Jakuchū: Classical Japanese Painter of All Things Great and Small in Nature’ by Yasuhiro Sato

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University August 26, 2020

The Overlooked Itō Jakuchū When you hear the words “Japanese art,” what comes...

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[ODDS and EVENS] Cubs Pitcher Yu Darvish on Top of His Game

Ed Odeven August 26, 2020

Statistical achievements are difficult to quantify in this global pandemic-shortened MLB season. ...

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The War Never Really Ended for Those Like My Grandfather who Sleep in Siberia

Shigeyuki Mizuchi August 25, 2020

In July I attended the funeral of my granduncle who passed away at...

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What Lies Ahead for Japan’s First Pro Rugby Team?

Hiroshi Yoshida August 25, 2020

?JSRA photo by H.Nagaoka In the wake of their exit from the Southern Hemisphere’s top...

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Shumshu Island Battle: Surviving Soldier Remembers Russia’s Attack on Japan After WWII

The Sankei Shimbun August 25, 2020

Those who died in a battle against Soviet troops in Japan’s far...