News | JAPAN Forward - Part 761

Enoshima Aquarium’s Proud Mission: Educating People, Preserving Dolphins

Enoshima Aquarium’s Proud Mission: Educating People, Preserving Dolphins

Kazuhisa Hori August 27, 2019

My company, which was founded close to 67 years ago, is in the...

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INTERVIEW | Michael Leitch: Japan A Force to be Reckoned With at Rugby World Cup 2019

Shinya Okumura August 26, 2019

Japan’s national team led by Michael Leitch, the 30-year-old flanker from the Toshiba...

Mori Building's latest urban redevelopment project for the Toranomon and Azabudai area

Mori Building’s 30-Year Dream: Highest Tower in Japan to Rise in Central Tokyo

Mizuki Okada August 26, 2019

Japan’s major urban landscape developer Mori Building Co., Ltd, revealed on Thursday, August...

China's new Coast Guard Monster Ship

China's Coercive Posturing in the Senkakus: Waiting for A Radical Turn

Toshi Yoshihara August 25, 2019

China's coercive posturing for a short, sharp war with Japan focuses on surrounding the...

Summer on Okishima A Taste of Tradition with Island Fish

Summer on Okishima: A Taste of Tradition with Island Fish

Sankei Shimbun August 25, 2019

Funazushi: you either love or hate this fermented sushi. The pungent dish...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Kakuda City Rice Paddy Art Features Skating Champ Yuzuru Hanyu

JAPAN Forward August 24, 2019

Kakuda City, a place in the middle of nowhere in Miyagi Prefecture in...

Making Friends In Japan

When You Want to Make Japanese Friends in Japan

Senol Hasan August 23, 2019

When I moved to Japan in August 2018, I came with a firm belief...

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Find 500 Years of History in Okayama’s Picturesque Kurashiki

John Carroll August 23, 2019

It is a somewhat curious experience walking through the streets of the Bikan...

Japan, China Headed for Showdown ‘Down South’

China’s Coercive Posturing in the Senkakus: A Quest for Dominance

Toshi Yoshihara August 23, 2019

(First of Two Parts) On September 14, 2012, China dispatched six maritime...

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Japan-Korea Relations Should Overcome History

Robert D Eldridge, PhD August 22, 2019

I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the...

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The First Step Towards Normal Relations is Removing Japan’s Special Treatment of South Korea

Sotetsu LEE August 21, 2019

President Moon Jae In clearly adopted a defiant stance in response to the...

The Blossom Hibiya

The Blossom Hibiya: JR Kyushu Hotel Rises in Tokyo’s Imperial Palace Neighborhood

Mizuki Okada August 20, 2019

Visitors to Tokyo can find many luxury hotels in the Hibiya district,...