News | JAPAN Forward - Part 734

Decommission of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Abe to Moon: South Korean Plant Emits More Radioactive Substances Than Treated Water at Fukushima

The Sankei Shimbun January 9, 2020

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his counterpart South Korean President Moon Jae...

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‘China Threat’ Prods NATO Toward Unity

Hiroshi Yuasa January 8, 2020

United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and...

Osoji: New Year Cleaning

Invite the new year into your home with the Ōsōji cleaning ritual

grape Japan January 8, 2020

As many countries around the world are busy unwrapping Christmas gifts and keeping that...

What Can Japan Do With Moderately Capable Aircraft Carriers?

Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test

Grant Newsham January 8, 2020

Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things...

Security, Defense Cooperation Puts Japan-Taiwan Relations Back on Track

Companies Returning from China Boost Taiwan’s Economy

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun January 7, 2020

'Taishang are coming home! And bringing NT700 billion with them!' As the...

IRAN OILEXPORTS

7 Things U.S. Allies Should Understand About the Military Strike on Iran

Bruce Weinrod January 7, 2020

The United States drone attack on the Baghdad airport that killed Iranian General...

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How I Got a Japanese Driver’s License in One Try

Jason Morgan January 7, 2020

Well, actually, I got it in two. First, I had to go...

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Carlos Ghosn as Fugitive Creates Another Problem for the Japanese Government

The Sankei Shimbun January 6, 2020

Certain names are indelibly inscribed in the history of crime. Take for...

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INTERVIEW | Jim Auer: Japan-U.S. ‘Extremely Important’ for Asia-Pacific Security

JAPAN Forward January 6, 2020

Dr. James (Jim) Auer, a keen observer of United States-Japan and the...

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Japan in 2020: Making Sense of Professors in Overwhelmingly Insular American Universities

Mark Ramseyer January 4, 2020

The author looks at studies of the political affiliations of American university professors to...

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Nanshun Kyokudo: An American Falls in Love With Traditional Japanese Storytelling

John O'Donoghue January 3, 2020

Nanshun Kyokudo is not your typical Sakamoto Ryoma fan. For starters, she only...

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Japan in 2020: Foreign and Security Policy From Caution to Candor

Dr Monika Chansoria January 3, 2020

As the New Year 2020 begins, Rei (令) – the first character of...