News | JAPAN Forward - Part 734

Taiwan National Day

Amid the Pandemic, Taiwan’s ‘Virtuous Power’ Contributes to the World

H.E. Frank Hsieh, October 19, 2020

On that day in 1911 an uprising against the ruling Qing Dynasty,...

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EDITORIAL | PM Suga’s Trip A Good Start to Rally ASEAN Behind Regional Peace and Prosperity

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 19, 2020

On October 18, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga embarked upon his first overseas...

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[Speaking Out] The Science Council of Japan Symbolizes the Postwar Regime

Takashi Arimoto, Sankei Shimbun October 19, 2020

What the Science Council of Japan should be has been brought into question...

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[Bookmark] ‘We Can’t Wait To Be Back!’ The King’s Singers on Touring in Japan, Life During COVID-19

Arielle Busetto October 18, 2020

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

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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Recent Friendlies Give Moriyasu, Japan Players Chance to Forge Ahead After Long Layoff

Ed Odeven October 18, 2020

In the grand scheme of things, the Japan men's national soccer team's...

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‘Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha’ Premieres in Japan Among Fan Craze

Arielle Busetto October 17, 2020

On October 16, the immensely popular anime series, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer,...

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[Asia’s Next Page] Tokyo’s Quad Move for Closer Ties, Strengthened Security in the Indo Pacific

Jagannath Panda October 17, 2020

Militarization in Tokyo’s security outlook has been one of the most contested debates...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] The First ‘Totoro’ is a 1000 Year Old Tree in Yamagata Prefecture

Mizuho Miyazaki October 16, 2020

In the cool night air there is not a streetlight in sight, and the...

FILE PHOTO: A humanoid robot works side by side with employees in the assembly line at a factory of Glory Ltd., a manufacturer of automatic change dispensers, in Kazo, north of Tokyo

BOOK REVIEW | ‘How Human is Human? The View from Robotics Research’ by Hiroshi Ishiguro

Earl Kinmonth October 16, 2020

This is the translation of a book published in 2014. Except for a...

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With ‘Tokyo Robotics Collection’ Japan Pushes Towards Use of Robots in Society

Arielle Busetto October 16, 2020

It’s no secret that Japan has a strong image of being at the...

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Shigeru Ban’s ‘Paper Pavilion’ Adds Excitement to IE University’s Virtual 2020 World Architecture Day

Arielle Busetto October 16, 2020

It’s called “Paper pavilion” for good reason: the structure is made out of...

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Universal Studios Japan Set to Launch ‘Mario’s World’ Next Spring after COVID-19 Delay

The Sankei Shimbun October 16, 2020

‘Super Nintendo World’, a new theme area at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) featuring...