Japanese Politics Politics & Security Yoshihide Suga Reveals ¥170 Billion Yen Japanese Aid to Help World Fight COVID-19 in First UN Speech The Sankei Shimbun September 26, 2020 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first address to the U.N. General Assembly...Read More
Games PlayStation vs Xbox: Console Wars Begin in Japan Arielle Busetto September 26, 2020 On September 16, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the prices of its much-anticipated PlayStation 5....Read More
Culture History [Bookmark] Bodhisena: The Indian Monk Who Opened Eyes in Nara John Carroll September 26, 2020 Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the...Read More
Politics & Security Yoshihide Suga holds First Talks as Prime Minister with India’s Narenda Modi JAPAN Forward September 25, 2020 The heads of state of Japan and India held their first talks via teleconference...Read More
Politics & Security Yoshihide Suga holds First Talks as Prime Minister with China’s Xi Jinping JAPAN Forward September 25, 2020 The heads of state of Japan and China held their first talks via teleconference...Read More
Economy & Tech Politics & Security Trains Suga Administration Should Continue Abe’s Infrastructure Exports Strategy Mizuki Okada September 25, 2020 Japan’s accelerated strategy for infrastructure exports has garnered new attention since Shinzo Abe...Read More
Hidden Wonders [Hidden Wonders of Japan] Takeshi Nishimura Wins ‘Ig Nobel Prize’ For Research on Helium-Breathing Alligators JAPAN Forward September 25, 2020 Surely you know about the Nobel Prize, but do you know about the Ig...Read More
Politics & Security [Speaking Out] Plainly Stated: China Is a National Security Threat Kiyofumi Iwata September 25, 2020 2 While expanding its hegemony under the slogan of the “great rejuvenation of the...Read More
Food [Corona ni Makeruna] Want Your Fix of Gyoza? Take Away is More Popular than Ever Eriko Ogawa September 25, 2020 It’s a match made in heaven. Dumpling skins, browned from the pan, and brimming...Read More
Economy & Tech Japan May Allow Entry of Foreigners with Three-Month Visas Starting October Arielle Busetto September 25, 2020 Japan is considering allowing the entry of foreigners, with certain conditions, starting...Read More
History Politics & Security Do You Know? There’s a More Inclusive View of the Controversy Over Comfort Women Statues Paul de Vries September 25, 2020 The Japanese comfort women program has become a dominant symbol of an era...Read More
Editorials Politics & Security EDITORIAL | Lee Teng-hui Memorial Should Spur Japan to Stand with the U.S. and Taiwan Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 24, 2020 Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, who died on July 30, was known as the...Read More