News | JAPAN Forward - Part 701

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INTERVIEW | Masahiko Fujiwara: Japan Has Strengths It Can Share in the Post-Pandemic World

Shingo Usui June 5, 2020

There will be radical changes in the international environment brought about by...

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[Speaking Out] Hypocrisy of Korean Comfort Women Support Group Exposed

Tsutomu Nishioka June 5, 2020

In South Korea, former comfort woman Lee Yong Soo has harshly criticized Yoon...

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Horse Racing | Youthful Jockey Kazushi Kimura has Lofty Goals as Season Starts in Toronto

Ed Odeven June 5, 2020

In two seasons at Canada’s Woodbine Racetrack, Kazushi Kimura has demonstrated that...

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Court Battle Over Comfort Women Film Taints Japanese University’s Research Ethics Record

Earl Kinmonth June 4, 2020

Until countries went into various levels of lockdown, a film dealing with the...

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EDITORIAL | End Cyberbullying: Disclose Identities of Malicious Social Media Users

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 4, 2020

At times, words become weapons and cause violence. Anonymous online slander can turn...

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South Korea’s Political Parasites Deprive Comfort Women of Closure and Healing

Hanjin Lew June 4, 2020

South Korean films are popular around the world. But while in the film world...

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My Hello Work Diary: Filing for Unemployment in Japan

Mo Stone June 4, 2020

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned during this global pandemic is that...

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Second Phase or Second Wave? Tokyo Announces Alert After Fresh Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Arielle Busetto June 4, 2020

Like many countries around the world, Japan has released citizens from the state...

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Japan Thanks Medical Workers for COVID-19 Sacrifice with ‘Blue Impulse’ Flyover

JAPAN Forward June 3, 2020

There have been various attempts all around the world to thank medical...

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[Odds and Evens] Trailblazer Hideo Nomo 25 Years Later

Ed Odeven June 3, 2020

June 2, 1995, is a monumental day in the annals of Japan’s baseball history....

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Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Could Have Played a Larger Role in Fighting COVID-19, But…

Rui Abiru June 3, 2020

It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a...

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PHOTOS| ‘Cheer Up! Hanabi Project’ Brings Fireworks All Over Japan To Fight COVID-19 Blues

JAPAN Forward June 2, 2020

How can we cheer each other up during the lifestyle restrictions imposed by...