News | JAPAN Forward - Part 836

Eiko Kadono

Hans Christian Andersen Awardee Eiko Kadono: 'I Live in the Present Progressive Form'

Eiko Kadono May 31, 2018

On March 26, children’s book author Eiko Kadono, 83, known for Kiki’s...

Dr. Larry M. Wortzel

Here's Why China Must Be 'Very Happy' Over Cancelled U.S.-North Korea Summit, Says Larry Wortzel

Mizuki Okada May 30, 2018

The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Mizuki Okada interviewed U.S.-China expert...

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Editorial: Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or Prize Gives Japanese Cinema A Boost

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 30, 2018

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's film, Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) won the Palme d'Or—the highest...

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cannes Award-Winning Director Hirokazu Kore-eda: 'I'll Sleep with the Trophy, at Least Tonight'

Sankei Shimbun May 29, 2018

After winning the Palme d’Or—the highest prize awarded—at the 71st Cannes Film...

National Treasure: Gotoba Jono Minase Jingu Collection

San'in Travels: Oki-no-Shima and the Exiled Swordsmith Emperor Gotoba

Paul Martin May 29, 2018

Part 1: Traveling the San’in: Orochi and the Mythical Origins of the...

A Tale of the Changing Culture of Ramen

Arielle Busetto May 27, 2018

When I was 15, a friend went to a Comic Conference in Italy....

K.K.Modi

Business Magnate K.K. Modi Talks of India's Competitiveness

JAPAN Forward May 25, 2018

Krishan Kumar Modi, Indian entrepreneur and director of Modi Enterprises, visited Japan...

Shu Watanabe

Opposition's Shu Watanabe Talks About the North Korean Abductions, His New Party, and Constitutional Reform

Mizuki Okada May 24, 2018

The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Mizuki Okada interviewed a veteran...

Japan Daily Life

Editorial: Probe Into Pirate Website Mangamura Should Include Advertisers, Viewers

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 23, 2018

The police began investigating the pirate website Mangamura on suspicion of...

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'Aggretsuko': Netflix's Cute Red Panda Who Rages Against the Machine

Patrick Kelly May 23, 2018

If you spent any time scrolling through Netflix this weekend, you probably...

Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in

It's Incorrect to Say Japan Has Been Sidelined in Korean Peninsula Issues

Rui Abiru May 23, 2018

I had a déjà vu recently while reading a Reuters report from...

Up Close and Personal with Japan's Wildlife

Oliver Trapnell May 22, 2018

To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise...