News | JAPAN Forward - Part 695

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EDITORIAL | Japan Must Work with U.S. to Stop China’s Missile Launch Provocations

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 1, 2020

Photo: Chinese Dongfeng DF-21D anti-ship missile The Chinese military launched four ballistic missiles on...

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How are Polar Bears Surviving in the Midst of Global Warming? Here’s the Debate

Shohei Nagatsuji September 1, 2020

No animal will feel the impacts of global warming more than the snow-white...

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[Speaking Out] Here’s What the Biden Team Must Answer for Asians

Yoichi Shimada September 1, 2020

If the Chinese Communist Party regime gains global hegemony, free and humanitarian civilization...

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TENNIS | Naomi Osaka Copes with Hamstring Injury as U.S. Open Commences

Ed Odeven August 31, 2020

Naomi Osaka appears ready to compete at the U.S. Open, which begins on...

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Japan’s first bar for retro Japanese video games opens in Akihabara, offers arcade games and merch galore

grape Japan August 31, 2020

Nostalgic gamers in Japan now have a spot to relive their favorite retro Japanese...

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With Lessons of 2007 in Mind, Shinzo Abe Decides to Bow Out Gracefully

Mayumi Ogawa August 31, 2020

Photo of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaving Keio University Hospital in Tokyo after treatment....

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Sustaining Human Life: The Birth of Traditional Japanese Whaling

Shigeo Nakazono August 31, 2020

(Above) Whale float of the Yorozuya district in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival ...

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] Getting to Sydney: It’s the Way You Perform Judo that Matters

Mitsuru Tanaka August 31, 2020

Part 6 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN...

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Archives Shows China’s Claims on Senkaku Islands Are Rooted in Distortions of History

Dr Monika Chansoria August 31, 2020

Historical Claims The fundamental importance of archival records and data to study territorial...

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[Japan Sports Notebook] New National Stadium Showcases Talented Runners

Ed Odeven August 30, 2020

The new National Stadium provided a dramatic backdrop for the first big track...

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FIGURE SKATING | Yuzuru Hanyu to Skip Upcoming Grand Prix Series

Ed Odeven August 29, 2020

Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time world champion and two-time defending Olympic champion, will skip...

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Shinzo Abe on His 8 Years as Prime Minister: ‘Many Challenges, But Also Successes’

Arielle Busetto August 29, 2020

In politics, the most important thing is to give results. During my tenure of...