News | JAPAN Forward - Part 744

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles, takes a drink with Chief Sine Mao Tirsupe, President of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, during a visit to the Chief's nakamal, as he visits the South Pacific island of Vanuatu

India and Japan Should Reassert Influence As China Makes Inroads Into the Pacific Islands

Dr Monika Chansoria May 29, 2020

It is nearly four months since the entire world was struck by...

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Dripping with Irony and Yet Lyrical: How Cartoonist Taco Lin’s Satire is Very Much Like Taiwan

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University May 28, 2020

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan in late 2019 has...

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‘New Purge’ Feared As String of Chinese Public Security Leaders Fall from Power

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun May 28, 2020

Starting in mid-April and leading into early May, a string of big...

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[Odds and Evens] Tokyo OlympicsーA Conundrum in Real Time

Ed Odeven May 28, 2020

“Nobody knows anything.” That was the late screenwriter and novelist William...

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INTERVIEW| The King’s Singers During COVID-19: Looking Forward to their Japan Tour

Arielle Busetto May 28, 2020

(Part 2 of two articles, Part 1 can be read here.) COVID-19 has...

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Provocations in the Senkakus Show How China Plans to Expand Maritime Control Post-Pandemic

Issei Tanaka May 27, 2020

Even as nations around the world are struggling to respond to the...

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[Mythbusters] Self-righteous Foreign Correspondents in Japan Claim Freedom to Be Offensive

Earl Kinmonth May 27, 2020

On May 21, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) announced that it...

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Empress Masako Attends to Sericulture Tradition; Princess Aiko Begins School Year Online

The Sankei Shimbun May 26, 2020

At the Akasaka Imperial Residence on May 14, Emperor Naruhito and Empress...

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Delayed NPB Season to start on June 19

Ed Odeven May 26, 2020

The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) regular season will begin on June 19,...

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EDITORIAL | China’s Preposterous Claim, Greedy Ambitions Over Senkaku Islands Disturb Peace

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 26, 2020

Two official China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in...

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Shinzo Abe Vows to Share Coronavirus Vaccine to the World, As Japan Lifts State of Emergency

Arielle Busetto May 26, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday evening, May 25, the lifting of the...

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‘What is the Novel Coronavirus?’: Doctor, TV Producer Team Up to A Create Picture Book Video

Yukihiro Watanabe May 26, 2020

A pediatrician and a TV producer teamed up to create a picture book...