News | JAPAN Forward - Part 802

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Toyota Reveals Robots for 2020 Paralympic Games, with Interactive Olympic and Paralympic Mascots Miraitowa and Someity

Ryosuke Kawaguchi August 9, 2019

On 22nd July, Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the robots it plans to...

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Why India Renamed 3 Islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago

Rupakjyoti Borah August 8, 2019

In late 2018, the...

Edo Era Post Towns Charm Foreign Hikers from Magome to Tsumago

Edo Era Post Towns Charm Foreign Hikers from Magome to Tsumago

Kengo Matsumoto August 8, 2019

The picturesque Magome guesthouse (Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture) with its quintessential Edo era...

Yamanashi Prefecture Mount Fuji

Take Your Best Photos of Mount Fuji from Yamanashi

Senol Hasan August 8, 2019

When you think of Japan, what comes to mind? Thousands of people scrambling...

‘50 Years of Go Nagai’ Exhibit Coming to the Ueno Royal Museum in September 2019

‘50 Years of Go Nagai’ Exhibit Coming to the Ueno Royal Museum in September 2019

Sankei Shimbun August 7, 2019

The 50 Years of Go Nagai exhibit celebrating half a century’s work by...

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EDITORIAL | The Order of Japanese Names Should Be Truly Japanese — the World Will Get That

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 6, 2019

When Japanese names are rendered with Latin letters — that is, “romanized” —...

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Divine Beings Up Close at Nezu Museum’s ‘Merciful Bodhisattvas, Terrifying Deities’ Exhibition

Yukihiro Watanabe August 6, 2019

Jinja bukkaku (shrines and temples) is a popular phrase among the Japanese....

Suiyobi Campanella Fuji Rock 2019

[FUJI ROCK 2019] ‘Yakushima Treasure’ Artists Hope Fans Feel the ‘Music is Within Their Own Bodies’

Daniel Robson August 6, 2019

One of the highlights of the Fuji Rock Festival 2019 was a chance...

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Firework Inspired Wagashi Bring the Beauty of Summer Festivals to Traditional Japanese Sweets

grape Japan August 6, 2019

Source: wagashi_sanchan The seasonal changes are often celebrated in Japanese art, and the art of...

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‘Smiling Cinderella’ Hinako Shibuno wins AIG Women’s British Open

JAPAN Forward August 5, 2019

Hinako Shibuno created a stir at the last major tournament of the season on...

Pope Francis holds weekly audience at Vatican

Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hope Pope Francis’ Visit Boosts Nuclear Abolition Campaign

Kosuke Takahashi August 4, 2019

Pope Francis is set to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only two cities...

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‘Use the Gifts We Have Been Given’: WBA Champion Ryota Murata’s Letter to His Son

JAPAN Forward August 3, 2019

The World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight championship fight was held on July...