News | JAPAN Forward - Part 798

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[Mythbusters] Foreign Reporting on the Japanese Population and Birth Rate Reaches a New Low

Earl Kinmonth January 30, 2019

The last weeks of 2018 saw a spate of articles in the...

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Life on the Road - Winter Vacation in Japan

Senol Hasan January 29, 2019

Driving was never really an option for me, until I started working in Japan....

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‘Let’s End With A Smile’: J-Pop Idol Group Arashi Bows Out

JAPAN Forward January 29, 2019

The male idol group perhaps most associated with Japan — Arashi — is...

Who is the Revisionist? Not the Journalist Who Called ‘Comfort Women’ Reports ‘Fabrication’

Uemura, It’s Pointless to Pursue Your ‘Comfort Women’ Defamation Case

Tetsuhide Yamaoka, Australia-Japan Community Network January 28, 2019

Former Asahi Shimbun newspaper reporter Takashi Uemura said at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club...

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Naomi Osaka: High Hopes for the New Queen of Women’s Tennis

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 28, 2019

Women’s professional tennis has a new queen. She is the Japanese player Naomi...

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DIALOGUE | Abiding By International Rules Pays Off for Japan, says Prime Minister Abe

JAPAN Forward January 26, 2019

(Last of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu...

Japanese Culture 101 Videos: A Few More Tips and Trivia

Japanese Culture 101: Learn the Basics of Japanese Etiquette with a Fun Video Series - Part 5

JAPAN Forward January 26, 2019

The Kansai Tourism Bureau released a fun video series on January 21, explaining...

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DIALOGUE | Should Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Talk One-on-one with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un?

JAPAN Forward January 25, 2019

(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu...

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[JAPAN LIBRARY] Contemporary Japanese Architects Profiles in Design

JPIC January 25, 2019

Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Architects play an...

Japanese Culture 101 Videos: A Few More Tips and Trivia

Japanese Culture 101: Learning the Basics of Japanese Etiquette in a Fun Video Series - Part 4

JAPAN Forward January 25, 2019

The Kansai Tourism Bureau released a fun video series on January 21,...

Furusato Matsuri: Japan’s Best Food and Culture Festival Celebrates 10th Year

First time at the Furusato Matsuri

Jason Halayko January 24, 2019

Each year an amazing gathering of the best food from around Japan...

Japanese Baby With Famously Epic Hair Gets Modeling Deal

Japanese Baby With Famously Epic Hair Gets Modeling Deal

grape Japan January 24, 2019

Photo Source: PR Times Baby Chanco's hair isn't the only thing growing. It...