News | JAPAN Forward - Part 751

Coronavirus Japan State of Emergency 080

As Coronavirus Calamity Shows, Technology-Based Response is the Future. Embrace It!

Yo Takeuchi May 6, 2020

About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of...

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In Xi Jinping’s Chastened China, an Emerging Insurgency Within the Party

Jacqueline Newmyer Deal May 5, 2020

(Last of Two Parts) Part 1: Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China...

Stay Entertained In Lockdown With A Brass Ensemble Of Animals

Stay Entertained In Lockdown With A Brass Ensemble Of Animals

grape Japan May 5, 2020

Source: © SocialWire Co., Ltd. If there is one positive thing that is coming out...

One Year Since Enthronment Naruhito

A Year After Enthronement: Japan Looks to Emperor Naruhito for Message of Hope in Difficult Times

JAPAN Forward May 5, 2020

It’s been quite the unusual year, especially for the newly-enthroned Emperor of Japan,...

Chinese Navy’s 055-class guided missile destroyer Nanchang takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

EDITORIAL | Like a Looter at a Fire, Beijing Encroaches on the South China Sea Amid the Pandemic

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 5, 2020

On April 19, the Chinese government announced that it had established two new...

Abe Extends State of Emergency3 (1)

Drop in Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Not Enough, Shinzo Abe Extends State of Emergency Until End-May

Arielle Busetto May 4, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday evening, May 4, that the state of...

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Growth Disrupted: A Chastened China Girds for Conflict

Jacqueline Newmyer Deal May 4, 2020

(First of Two Parts) Part 2: In Xi Jinping’s Chastened China, an Emerging...

Captain Harlock

‘Captain Harlock’ Artist Donates $7,600 Auction Yield to Italian Hospital That Cared for Him

Arielle Busetto May 4, 2020

The renowned manga artist Leiji Matsumoto auctioned off an illustration with the ubiquitous Space...

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[Odds and Evens] Here’s My Promise: A Compelling Sports Coverage for JAPAN Forward

Ed Odeven May 4, 2020

I was born seven weeks early in April 1974, and my mother still...

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Support Tokyo Restaurants! Help Us Create A List of Those Doing Home Delivery and Takeaway

JAPAN Forward May 3, 2020

The uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus outbreak have pushed the government and private...

Vivi Lin Interview

INTERVIEW | Taiwanese YouTuber Who Called Out WHO Chief Has A Message to Young People

Arielle Busetto May 2, 2020

Vivi Lin on the surface might seem like your average YouTuber. Five...

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Accusations of Plagiarism South Korea

South Korean Game Axed After Accusations of Copying Japan’s Best Selling ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’

JAPAN Forward May 2, 2020

Photo Credit: Kyodo News, Official Website of Game Discontinued After Accusations of Plagiarism “鬼殺の剣” ...