News | JAPAN Forward - Part 817

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Japan’s Defense Against the North? South Korea’s Actions Contradict Its Claim

Katsuhiro Kuroda, Sankei Shimbun December 23, 2019

Remarks made by South Korean President Moon Jae In during a TV appearance...

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[Wartime Laborers] South Korea Ignores History, Violates 54-Year-Old Treaty

Tsutomu Nishioka December 23, 2019

The liquidation of assets of the Japanese companies is precisely a consequence that the...

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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 5-1

Galileo Ferrari December 22, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 10-6

Galileo Ferrari December 21, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 15-11

Galileo Ferrari December 20, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

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‘Beautiful Japan’ 2019 Photo Contest Winners Announced

JAPAN Forward December 20, 2019

This year’s “Beautiful Japan” amateur photo contest received hundreds of entries that captured interesting...

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] 2019’s Most-Loved Personalities As Mataro Ningyo Dolls

JAPAN Forward December 20, 2019

There is a dollmaker shop in Tokyo’s Naka Okachimachi neighborhood specializing in dolls...

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BOOK REVIEW| ‘Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter’ by Atelier Sento

Timothy Nerozzi December 19, 2019

From as early as page one, the reader can see that Onibi: Diary...

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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 20-16

Galileo Ferrari December 19, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

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Top 25 JAPAN Forward Reader’s Favorites of 2019: 25-21

Galileo Ferrari December 18, 2019

Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and...

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Try On the ‘Samue,’ Japanese Work Clothes for Monks — and the Rest of Us

Timothy Nerozzi December 17, 2019

When searching for Japanese-style clothes, many newcomers are at a loss of where to...

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Team Up With 160-Year-Old Kyoto Doll Makers for Traditional Japanese Souvenirs

grape Japan December 17, 2019

Source: Starbucks Japan You may have heard of the unique Starbucks located on Kyoto’s...