News | JAPAN Forward - Part 761

History Repeating Itself? Moves Afoot for Xi Jinping’s Ouster

In A Bid to Co-opt Taiwan, China Wages History War Against Japan

Russell Hsiao December 12, 2019

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a battle to influence and control...

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Japan, U.S. Must Be Involved in Drafting South China Sea Code of Conduct

The Sankei Shimbun December 11, 2019

The efforts of China and members of ASEAN to draw up a...

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Comfort Women: Were They Prostitutes or Sex Slaves?

Archie Miyamoto December 11, 2019

Professor Lew Seok-choon of Yonsei University in Seoul is under criminal investigation for libel...

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London and Fukushima Build Sister Gardens to Forge Stronger Ties

Senol Hasan December 11, 2019

Many regions across Japan share a long history of cultural exchange with other places...

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INTERVIEW | Dr. Seiji Ohsumi on Sustainable Whaling as ‘Ideal Option’

Yasuo Naito, Editor in Chief December 11, 2019

Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study...

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Spot the Differences: How The Media Rate Video Games in Japan and the West

Daniel Robson December 10, 2019

We like to think that fans of music or movies or video games...

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This is What Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality Will Make Tokyo Trains Look Like Beyond 2020

Arielle Busetto December 10, 2019

Japan is renowned as one of the most advanced countries in the world...

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We Visit Tokyo’s New Vegan Convenience Store to Vedge Out on Vegan Goodness

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Photo Credit: Toby M Vegans visiting or living in Japan will tell you that...

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Shinzo Abe Determined to Have Japan’s Constitution Revised Before His Term Ends

Rui Abiru December 7, 2019

Shinzo Abe became Japan’s longest-serving top political leader in the nation’s post-war history...

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INTERVIEW | Nobel Laureate Akira Yoshino on Setting Up Young Scientists for Success

JAPAN Forward December 7, 2019

On Tuesday, December 10, Japanese scientist Akira Yoshino will receive his 2019 Nobel...

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[Hidden Wonders] Dried Persimmons: Traditional Japanese Sweets Survive Typhoon Hagibis

JAPAN Forward December 6, 2019

Dried fruit. What could possibly be so special about it? It helps...

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[Speaking Out] Anti-Japan Tribalism Undermines Tokyo-Seoul Relations

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals December 6, 2019

Recently I had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee...