News | JAPAN Forward - Part 717

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] Learning the Lessons of Winning, Losing and Moving On Without a Grudge

Mitsuru Tanaka August 24, 2020

Part 3 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to...

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[Bookmark] To Oppose Yasukuni Shrine is to Follow America’s Cultural Decline — Kevin Doak

Yoshinari Kurose August 23, 2020

Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the...

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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Badminton Olympic Gold Medalist Ayaka Takahashi Retires

Ed Odeven August 23, 2020

The defining moment of Ayaka Takahashi’s badminton career happened four years ago...

Interview with Ambassador of India to Japan Sanjay Kumar Verma

[Bookmark] Indian Ambassador’s Take: How Can Countries Change China’s ‘Belligerent Behavior’?

JAPAN Forward August 22, 2020

Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the...

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BASEBALL | Nomomania: Former Dodgers Executive Fred Claire Reminisces About 1995 Joyride

Ed Odeven August 22, 2020

Fourth in a series It’s been 25 years since Hideo Nomo stepped...

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[Kosei Inoue’s Judo Story] The Attraction of Competing Against Someone Bigger and Stronger

Mitsuru Tanaka August 21, 2020

Part 2 of 14 parts The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward wanted to...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Beat the Heat — They Sprinkle You with Water at Tokyo’s Skytree!

JAPAN Forward August 21, 2020

Japan has endured scorching hot temperatures during the past weeks , with some regions...

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The Men of Koiyama: Keeping the Gion Festival Tradition for the Next Generation

Mariko Azuma August 21, 2020

(Last of two parts) Part 1: Gion Festival Amid the Pandemic: Smaller Events,...

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75 Years, More Than 100 Deaths Later, Attack on Fukuoka Trains Still Raises Questions

Kazuo Nagao August 21, 2020

On August 8, 1945, just one week before the end of the war,...

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With Physical Distancing Required, Tokyo Restos Embrace I.T. to Welcome Customers

Mizuki Okada August 21, 2020

Photo: Mori Building Co Ltd's new Toranomon Yokocho The Japanese hospitality industry was among...

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[Eternal Hokusai] The Religious and Symbolic Significance of Mount Fuji

Frank Witkam August 21, 2020

Feature image: Mountain Climbers (1833) by Katsushika Hokusai Part 4 of a series marking the artist’s...

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Shogi Wonder Kid Sota Fujii Wins Second Title, Making History

JAPAN Forward August 20, 2020

The Wonder kid Sota Fujii has made history once more. At just 18...