News | JAPAN Forward - Part 724

2020 Pokémon of the Year Revealed, and Pikachu Didn’t Even Make the Top 10

Yuriko Hijikata March 1, 2020

The Pokémon Company and Pokémon fans celebrated Pokémon Day on Thursday, February 27,...

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Pokémon Local Acts: Collaboration to Showcase Japanese Cities’ Charms Can Go Global, Says Literary Scholar Robert Campbell

JAPAN Forward February 29, 2020

It was a special occasion on February 27: Pokémon Day. On this day all...

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Untying Japan’s Hands for Stronger Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific

Rieko Hayakawa, Ph.D February 28, 2020

“We need Japan. We need the Japanese Navy to protect the vast...

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EDITORIAL | Outrageously Wrong for Philippine President Duterte to End Military Pact with the U.S.

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 28, 2020

The Philippine government has decided to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] This City in Osaka Gives Students Good Luck Sweets During Exam Season

JAPAN Forward February 28, 2020

We are entering March, which for students means only one thing: exam...

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Shinzo Abe Calls for Temporary Closure of Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

JAPAN Forward February 27, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, February 27, called for a temporary closure of...

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Amid Cancellation Speculation, IOC Preparing As Planned for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Says Japan

JAPAN Forward February 27, 2020

Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday,...

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Novel Coronavirus Brings Uncertainty to Japan’s Economy, Says Bank of Japan Governor

The Sankei Shimbun February 27, 2020

Monetary policies will have to be considered as the spread of the novel...

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Beyond China, Cases of Coronavirus Infection See A Spike in Europe and Asia

Arielle Busetto February 27, 2020

Over the weekend of the third week of February, the spread of the...

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EDITORIAL | On Emperor’s Birthday, A Prayer for Japan’s Unity, Security, and Prosperity

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 26, 2020

Emperor Naruhito turned 60 on February 23, a birthday considered a landmark age in...

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There is No Such Thing as ‘No Risk’ in Our Coronavirus World

Nobuo Ikeda February 26, 2020

All around us we see events being canceled due to the novel coronavirus...

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Is ‘Animé-fication’ the Way to Go in Preserving Traditional Japanese Arts?

Will Fee February 26, 2020

I took part in an event titled “The Charm of Nihon Buyō” (or,...