News | JAPAN Forward - Part 689

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BASKETBALL | Wizards' Rui Hachimura Named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Ed Odeven September 16, 2020

Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura was chosen for the NBA All-Rookie Second Team,...

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Shinzo Abe’s Supply Chain Subsidy a Model for Reducing Dependence on China

Edo Naito September 16, 2020

In the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan identified one flu drug,...

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] Reaching Beyond Home to Strengthen the Team and Bring Results

Mitsuru Tanaka September 16, 2020

Part 13 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to...

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[ODDS and EVENS] An Ode to Naomi Osaka

Ed Odeven September 16, 2020

Naomi Osaka's road to victory in the 2020 U.S Open resembled a theatrical...

FILE PHOTO - Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing

Missile and Nuclear Proliferation Networks Linked to China Continue to Threaten Its Neighbors

Dr Monika Chansoria September 15, 2020

Tokyo’s relationship with China and North Korea in a post-Abe era will continue...

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‘Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia’ Begins With New Theme for 2020: (New) Borderless

Mariko Azuma September 15, 2020

What does the coronavirus mean for film festivals? World-class film festivals gathered together...

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Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa Wins Best Director Award for ‘Wife of a Spy’ at Venice Film Festival

The Sankei Shimbun September 15, 2020

Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa won the Best Director award for Wife of...

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[Speaking Out] Southern Mongolians Facing Humanitarian Crisis Seek Engagement With Japan

Haiying Yang September 15, 2020

China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, aka Southern Mongolia, has been greatly shaken. Local Mongols...

Yoshihide Suga Becomes LDP Leader

Yoshihide Suga Wins LDP Party Leadership Race With Overwhelming Support

Arielle Busetto September 14, 2020

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, which saw Yoshihide Suga elected in a...

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] The Turning Point for Judo’s Revival in Japan

Mitsuru Tanaka September 14, 2020

Part 12 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted...

The Stream

New Boycott Calls: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Worked with Entities Involved in Cultural Genocide

Yoshinari Kurose September 14, 2020

Disney’s new movie Mulan came under fire from democracy activists and human...

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EDITORIAL | Senkaku Lesson From 2010: China Knows a Pushover When It Sees One

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 14, 2020

It has been 10 years since a Chinese fishing vessel collided with multiple...