News | JAPAN Forward - Part 878

aibo at the eldercare home

Sony's Dog 'aibo' Dispatched for Robot Therapy in Eldercare

Sankei Shimbun June 12, 2018

The Sankei Shimbun The Sony Group homes for senior citizens is...

Saito-yu Onsen

Tattoos and Onsens—They Do Mix

Chelsea Jeter June 12, 2018

Chelsea Jeter Ah, the onsen—a distant dream for those with tattoos...

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

EDITORIAL: Japan-U.S. Summit Should Be a Wake-up Call to Kim Jong-un on Abduction Issue

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 12, 2018

The Sankei Shimbun On the afternoon of June 7—predawn on June...

NORTHKOREA-USA/SINGAPORE-ZONE

Is Foreign Media Paying for the Singapore Hotels of Kim Jong-un, North Korean Delegation?

Hideki Yoshimura, Sankei Shimbun June 11, 2018

Hideki Yoshimura Who will pay for the hotel rooms of North...

North Korea in the darkness

Book Review: The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare?

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University June 9, 2018

Jason Morgan With few exceptions, leaders of countries are career politicians....

Wes Anderson

From Texas to Tokyo: An Interview with Wes Anderson About His New Film, Isle of Dogs

Katsuro Fujii June 9, 2018

He has an incomparable aesthetic vision and offbeat sense of humor. Many...

ASIA-SECURITY

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: How the Seas Bring India and Southeast Asia Closer

Rupakjyoti Borah June 8, 2018

Dr. Rupakjyoti Borah It is often said that “whoever is the...

The Eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

After Hawaii's Kilauea Erupts, is Japan's Mt. Fuji Next?

Shinji Ono June 7, 2018

Shinji Ono Recently, spells of fierce eruptions with dramatic lava flows...

Niigata cover

In Niigata, A Quest for Unique Islands and Local Food

Luca Vogel June 7, 2018

Luca Vogel Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of...

Trump and Kim Summit

Trusting Kim and Trump is Like Believing the Impossible

Duncan Bartlett June 7, 2018

Duncan Bartlett In the classic British children’s story Alice Through The...

Maihama Club

Japan Seen as Model for Eldercare in Asia

Gustav Strandell June 6, 2018

Gustav Strandell I still remember my first research trip to a...

Wahi Paper made by hop

Protecting the Environment, Promoting Local Industries the Japanese High Schoolers' Way

Shohei Nagatsuji June 5, 2018

Shohei Nagatsuji How can young people help ensure a sustainable society...