News | JAPAN Forward - Part 706

Prime Minister Press Conference on Coronavirus May 14 2020

Japanese Approach to COVID-19 is An Amazing Success — There, I Said It

Gustav Strandell May 20, 2020

I keep looking for news articles in Japan with this title. They are...

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[Odds and Evens] B. League Fan Favorite Ira Brown Tells How He ‘Kicked the Virus’

Ed Odeven May 20, 2020

The Osaka Evessa, a B. League first-division team, coped with a scary situation...

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[Mythbusters] Why Trash-Talk Japan and Feed the NYT’s Blatantly Racist Editorializing?

Earl Kinmonth May 19, 2020

On February 26, the New York Times (NYT) published an opinion...

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EDITORIAL | Learn from Women World Leaders in the Fight Against COVID-19

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 19, 2020

Amid measures taken against the COVID-19 pandemic, female heads of states, such as...

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[Speaking Out] The Power of the Japanese in Avoiding a Coronavirus Explosion

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals May 19, 2020

While the novel coronavirus has rampaged around the world, Japan has avoided...

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Interview with Dai Ota from “TERRACE HOUSE” – Chief Producer

JAPAN Forward May 18, 2020

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Remote Training During COVID-19: Japanese Coach Instructs Kenya Women's National Volleyball Team 11,000 Km Away

Shoji Takarada May 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, and Shota Katagiri, a Japan...

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A Homemade Ramen Odyssey

Will Fee May 18, 2020

I had my first taste of Japan in 2011 when I moved...

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Hikawa Maru: Japan’s Oldest Art Deco Ocean Liner Opens to Online Tour on 90th Anniversary

Mizuki Okada May 18, 2020

Japan’s oldest ocean liner, Hikawa Maru (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, NYK Line), which...

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[Asia’s Next Page] Amid COVID Pandemic, China Revs Up Its U.S. Strategy

Jagannath Panda May 18, 2020

As questions hound the Chinese leadership at home and abroad over the...

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[Japan Sports Notebook] COVID-19 Hiatus: For Naomi Osaka, An Opportunity For Personal Growth

Ed Odeven May 17, 2020

This is the debut of the Japan Sports Notebook, a weekly column...

Tokyo Must Lodge Strong Protest to Obtain Release of Japanese Unlawfully Detained in China

To Confront China After Coronavirus, We Must See the Bigger Picture

Lewis Libby May 17, 2020

In a popular movie two decades ago, hard-eyed criminals released into Sydney a...