News | JAPAN Forward - Part 770

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Countdown to Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Arts and Culture Also Prepare for the Olympics Stage

Yukako Ueki February 6, 2020

The six-month countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games started on January 24,...

Coronavirus in Japan and Asia

Novel Coronavirus: How the Worldwide Emergency Impacts Japan

Arielle Busetto February 6, 2020

A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and...

2020 World Economic Forum in Davos

Japan Wants to Revitalize the WTO — Here’s Why the E.U. and U.S. Are on Its Side

Noriaki Abe February 5, 2020

Climate change was not the only reason for little snow this winter in Davos,...

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7 Things I Didn’t Know About Moving in Japan

Mo Stone February 5, 2020

When I moved from Kanazawa to Tokyo in 2019, I moved into a...

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[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...