News | JAPAN Forward - Part 699

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Bicycling through Japan During Covid: The Trip from Kyushu to Honshu

Julian Israel June 11, 2020

In this instalment of the series, I cycle from the onsen town of...

Hits and Misses in Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Japan Visit

How Can India Turn the Tables on China?

Rupakjyoti Borah June 11, 2020

The recent clashes along the Sino-Indian border point to a new era...

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[Kimono Style] Yukata: Simple Summer Beauty

Sheila Cliffe June 11, 2020

We are almost at the beginning of the yukata season. One of the...

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EDITORIAL | Japan Should Lead Global Effort to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Available to the World

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 11, 2020

To overcome the global pandemic, it is imperative for the international community to...

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Beijing Pulls Off A Bloodless Coup in Hong Kong

Kinya Fujimoto, Sankei Shimbun June 10, 2020

I distinctly remember feeling a chill of horror. I had never experienced...

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[A Photographer’s Notes] 7 Tips for Beginner Action Sport Photographers

Jason Halayko June 10, 2020

I have been living in Japan for the past 15 years, and throughout...

[ODDS and EVENS] Japan Football Association Raises the Bar for Women’s Soccer with WE League

Ed Odeven June 10, 2020

In the past decade, soccer fans witnessed Nadeshiko Japan’s stellar achievements on...

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[Mythbusters] Paper Jam: Foreign Reporting is Short on Facts About Fax in Japan

Earl Kinmonth June 10, 2020

In the two decades I taught my course “Japan in the Foreign Imagination”...

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EDITORIAL | Shigeru Yokota’s Death A Call for PM Abe to Break the Deadlock Over Abductions

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 9, 2020

It saddens us deeply to report the death of Shigeru Yokota on...

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‘Earwig and The Witch’: Studio Ghibli’s New Full 3DCG Film Expected in Winter 2020

Arielle Busetto June 9, 2020

The Japanese national broadcasting network NHK announced on June 3 that Earwig and The...

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Why Tokiko Shimizu is a Good Choice for Executive Director at Japan’s Central Bank

Celia De Anca June 9, 2020

The recent appointment of Tokiko Shimizu as executive director of Japan’s Central Bank...

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[Speaking Out] Taiwan’s Arms Acquisitions Leaked to China — Same Problem Japan Has

Kichinosuke Ihara June 9, 2020

On May 20, when a ceremony was held for Taiwan President Tsai...