• Special Coverage

[PHOTOS] Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese To Win U.S. Grand Slam

JAPAN Forward September 9, 2018

      20-year old Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history when she...

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• Culture

[PHOTOS] Sony Experiment: Dogs Recognize Robot ‘aibo’ as Living Creature

Sankei Shimbun September 7, 2018

      Is it possible for “aibo,” the robotic dog, to live in...

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• Special Coverage

Naomi Osaka Becomes First Japanese Woman to Make U.S. Grand Slam

JAPAN Forward September 7, 2018

      The young Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday,...

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• Politics & Security

115th U.S. Congress Aligns with Trump in Targeting China

Robert Sutter, The George Washington University September 7, 2018

      By Robert Sutter   After a slow start in 2017, reflecting...

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• Special Coverage

[PHOTOS] Hokkaido Earthquake: Rescue Operations Start Amid Threats of Aftershocks, Landslides

JAPAN Forward September 6, 2018

      JAPAN Forward    Death Toll Rose to 39 People   Hokkaido...

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• Automobiles

How I Became The Drift Hunter: Part 5 - Shooting the Drift Life

Albo Agunday September 6, 2018

      Related Stories: How I Became the Drift Hunter: Part 1 –...

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• Special Coverage

Japanese Media, Politicians Ride on Misleading WaPo Report on Trump’s Pearl Harbor Remark

Sankei Shimbun September 6, 2018

  By The Sankei Shimbun   A Washington Post report about a “pointed remark” supposedly made...

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• Special Coverage

[PHOTOS] Japan After Typhoon Jebi: 11 Killed, Thousands Stranded, Widespread Damage and Injuries

JAPAN Forward September 5, 2018

      Typhoon Number 21, dubbed “Jebi,” the strongest typhoon in decades, hit...

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• Politics & Security

Prime Minister Abe Announces LDP Bid As He Leads Sankei-FNN Poll

Sankei Shimbun September 5, 2018

      By The Sankei Shimbun   Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who...

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• Politics & Security

Something Concrete Has to Come out of Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Masashi Nishihara September 4, 2018

      By Masashi Nishihara, PhD   Shinzo Abe’s government has been advancing...

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• Culture

Mt. Fuji Photos by JAPAN Forward Readers 2018 Season

JAPAN Forward September 4, 2018

  Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and contributed to our photo gallery....

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• Culture

Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine: An Experience of Faith and Tradition

Yukihiro Watanabe September 4, 2018

      By Yukihiro Watanabe   The Kanda Myojin Shrine is dedicated to a...

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