News | JAPAN Forward - Part 722

South Korean President Moon Jae-in attends a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korean War at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam

Seoul Mayor’s Suicide Raises Alarm Bells for the Moon Administration

Katsuhiro Kuroda, Sankei Shimbun July 14, 2020

Feature Photo: South Korean President Moon Jae In attends funeral for member of...

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FIGURE SKATING | Yuzuru Hanyu Wins ISU’s Most Valuable Skater Award

Ed Odeven July 13, 2020

Skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu can add another impressive credential to his incredible...

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Calculator “pianist” perfectly replicates Tokyo’s train station jingles

grape Japan July 13, 2020

Photo Credits: Brian Jeffery Beggerly | CC by 2.0 When trains depart from platforms at...

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Japan-U.S. Agreement Promises to Put Japanese Astronauts on the Moon Within 10 Years

The Sankei Shimbun July 13, 2020

Japan and the United States on Friday, July 10, issued a joint declaration,...

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Territorial Expansion: Xi Jinping Aggressively Pushes What Deng Xiaoping Strategically Delayed

Dr Monika Chansoria July 13, 2020

While the world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan,...

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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] SOCCER | Gamba Osaka’s Yasuhito Endo Sets Mark for Most Appearances in J1

Ed Odeven July 12, 2020

Durability is a defining trait of Yasuhito Endo’s soccer career. The Kagoshima...

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[Bookmark] INTERVIEW | Former Governor Chris Patten Worried About Hong Kong’s Future

Kazumasa Bando July 11, 2020

[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for...

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PHOTOS | From a Helicopter, Northern Kyushu Seems Just Like a Sea of Mud

Yukiko Une July 11, 2020

Looking down from a helicopter on the morning of Wednesday, July...

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RUGBY | Ex-Scotland Captain Greig Laidlaw Signs with Top League’s NTT Communications Shining Arcs

Ed Odeven July 10, 2020

Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will resume his club career with the NTT...

[Eternal Hokusai] Japanese Art Icon Among Second Millennium’s Most Important People

Yukihiro Watanabe July 10, 2020

(Introduction to a series on one of Japan’s artistic icons, Hokusai) Other parts of the...

The Satisfying Tradition of Wanko Soba Amid COVID-19

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] The Satisfying Tradition of Wanko Soba Amid COVID-19

JAPAN Forward July 10, 2020

Have you ever heard of wanko soba? For those with a hefty...

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‘e-ZONe’: Japan’s First Esports Hotel Opens in Osaka

Arielle Busetto July 10, 2020

On July 3, the first esports hotel in Japan opened its doors to...