News | JAPAN Forward - Part 762

2020-02-25

[Mythbusters] Cliché Journalism Infects Foreign Reporting on Japan

Earl Kinmonth February 5, 2020

English language coverage of the coronavirus issue shows once again the poor quality...

Prague inks sister city pact with Taipei

Prague’s Sister City Pact with Taipei A Statement Against Bully Beijing

Mina Mitsui February 4, 2020

PRAGUE — The mayor of Prague said on January 21 that the capital city...

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INTERVIEW | ‘Bonds Between People’: American Dancer Puts Kizuna Centerstage

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University February 4, 2020

Kizuna Dance | Company Residency Trailer | 2019 from Cameron McKinney on Vimeo. ...

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[Speaking Out] High Court Ruling on Ikata Nuclear Power Station Risks Regulators’ Strict Screening System

Tadashi Narabayashi February 4, 2020

On January 17, the Hiroshima High Court ordered Shikoku Electric Power Co. to...

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World’s First Sensor That Predicts Movements Keeps Elderly Safe by Alerting Caregivers

JAPAN Forward February 3, 2020

Description: Yoshiteru Shichiri, the CEO of System Japan Inc., explains how the “Legame” sensor system...

McDonalds Rice Burger

McDonald’s Japan To Release Their First Ever Rice Burgers

grape Japan February 3, 2020

With lobster mayo nugget sauce, purple potato and chocolate sauce fries, and even the strangely named...

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Hometown Delicacies at the Tokyo Dome Furusato Matsuri

Galileo Ferrari January 31, 2020

After living in Fukushima for five years and Kyoto for two, I've always had...

Japan Hidden Wonders Hina Tsurushi Kazari Color the Streets of Inatori For Girls Festival

[Hidden Wonders] ‘Hina Tsurushi Kazari’ Color the Streets of Inatori For Girls Festival

JAPAN Forward January 31, 2020

As January draws to a close, the preparations for the Hina Matsuri on...

US China Trade

Has U.S. Government Angst over the China Danger Diminished?

Robert Sutter, The George Washington University January 31, 2020

China’s behavior will remain a key determinant of the level of U.S. attention China...

FAO Interview

INTERVIEW | Fukushima Food Safety Standards ‘Completely Credible’ — FAO’s Daniel Gustafson

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun January 31, 2020

What is Japan doing in terms of helping build food security in at home...

Japan's Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko, waves to well-wishers before leaving Ujiyamada Station after their visiting to Ise Jingu shrine in Ise

‘No abnormalities’ found after Emperor Emeritus Akihito briefly loses consciousness

JAPAN Forward January 30, 2020

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 86, briefly lost consciousness and collapsed on Wednesday, January...

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BOOK REVIEW | ‘China and Japan Facing History’ by Ezra F. Vogel

Earl Kinmonth January 30, 2020

When I requested a review copy of this book, I expected something...