News | JAPAN Forward - Part 695

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Let Hana Kimura Be the Last: How Can We Prevent Cyberbullying?

JAPAN Forward June 25, 2020

A 22-year-old professional wrestler with bubble gum pink hair was reportedly found dead in...

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[Mythbusters] Reporting — and Exploiting — the Tragic Death of Hana Kimura

Earl Kinmonth June 24, 2020

On May 23, Hana Kimura, a member of the cast for the Fuji Television...

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BASEBALL | MLB Forges Ahead With Plan to Start 60-Game Season in Late July

Ed Odeven June 24, 2020

Major League Baseball is coming back. After contentious negotiations between the...

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Thousands Taken: Kidnappings by North Korea’s Kim Dynasty Continue for Half a Century

Melanie Kirkpatrick June 24, 2020

The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the...

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Maria Ressa: ‘We Hold Power to Account — That’s the Reason We Were Singled Out’

Arielle Busetto June 24, 2020

For reporters around the world, it was hard to miss the news that Maria...

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Japan Decoupling from China the Best Thing That Could Happen to East Asia

Jason Morgan June 24, 2020

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states...

Kyodo Hannaryz guard Taichi Nakamura competes in a game during the 2019-20 B. League season.

[ODDS and EVENS] B. League, KBL Strengthen Ties with Opportunity for Player Movement

Ed Odeven June 24, 2020

In an effort to bolster competition in East Asia, the B. League...

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Studio Ghibli takes on street fashion in classic anime design ‘American casual’ shirts

grape Japan June 23, 2020

GBL is a lineup of official Studio Ghibli merchandise which reimagines motifs from...

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Small Victories Against Boredom: How Families Coped During Lockdowns

Will Fee June 23, 2020

The state of emergency in Japan was lifted on May 25. Now, with...

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Q & A | Japan and the World’s Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Arielle Busetto June 23, 2020

The novel coronavirus came into the lives of most people around the world only...

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EDITORIAL | Pyongyang Must Not Be Rewarded for Its Latest Provocations

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 23, 2020

On the evening of June 16, North Korea blew up the Inter-Korean Joint...

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[Speaking Out] Time for Japan’s Clever Strategy for Deterring A Wounded Dragon

Hiroshi Yuasa June 23, 2020

In his review of past pandemics, historian Niall Ferguson has pointed out that...