News | JAPAN Forward - Part 695

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My Neighbor Totoro’s famous Cat Bus features in awesome embroidered Japanese vintage jackets

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Source: PR Times Donguri Kyowakoku is the source of all the coolest Studio Ghibli...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan: China Simply Needs to Change its Behavior

INTERVIEW | ‘Keep a Focus on China’ — Former Envoy William Hagerty on Japan-U.S. Partnership

Nagahisa Shiobara November 2, 2020

Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in the United States, our correspondent...

Britain's Secretary of State of International Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss attends a joint videoconference with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi, in London

EDITORIAL | Japan Should Proactively Support Britain’s Inclusion in the TPP

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun November 2, 2020

Japan and the United Kingdom signed on October 23 an Economic Partnership...

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Touch Humor as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy Rakugo Otemachi 2020

JAPAN Forward November 1, 2020

(Last Part) Find Part 1 here: Get Ready to Laugh as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy...

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Get Ready to Laugh as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy Rakugo Otemachi 2020

JAPAN Forward November 1, 2020

(First Part) Find Part 2 here: Touch Humor as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy Rakugo...

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BOXING | Naoya Inoue Retains Bantamweight World Titles, Improves to 20-0 As a Pro

Ed Odeven November 1, 2020

It was only fitting that Naoya Inoue was fighting on Halloween night. After...

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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Gymnast Kohei Uchimura Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Run-Up to Big Meet

Ed Odeven November 1, 2020

Updated on November 2 at 12:35 a.m. Gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura tested positive...

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A View from Japan on the U.S. Presidential Election

Shingo Nishimura October 31, 2020

I have something, as a Japanese, to be grateful to both Mr. Donald...

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BASEBALL | Nomomania: Former Dodgers Owner Peter O'Malley Reflects on Friendship with Trailblazing Pitcher

Ed Odeven October 31, 2020

Sixth in a series Before Hideo Nomo baffled batters throughout the 1995 season, he...

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Japan Loves Halloween, and This Year It Goes Online

Arielle Busetto October 31, 2020

It’s perhaps a bit of a mystery for foreigners coming to Japan, but...

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EDITORIAL | Balance Environment and Economy in Setting Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 30, 2020

Japan aims to emit virtually zero greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide...

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Donations, Original Works Keep Shiki Theatre Moving Forward Amid the Pandemic

Keiko Mizunuma October 30, 2020

Above: Shiki Theatre Company's original production titled 'Robot in the Garden' opened at Tokyo’s...