News | JAPAN Forward - Part 879

The Reality of the Mobilization of Koreans During World War II – An Analysis Based on Statistics and Written Records

INTERVIEW | Harvard Professor Mark Ramseyer Asks, ‘What’s Gotten Into the Korean Judiciary?’

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University January 31, 2019

Mark Ramseyer, Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, is...

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2019 Cherry Blossoms Forecast: From Kyushu to Hokkaido

JAPAN Forward January 31, 2019

Despite the blistering cold at this time of year in Tokyo, the...

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China Conflict Increases Opportunities for Japan-Vietnam Trade and Investment

Anders Corr January 30, 2019

China’s increasingly belligerent approach to regional and international politics and trade is causing...

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[Mythbusters] Foreign Reporting on the Japanese Population and Birth Rate Reaches a New Low

Earl Kinmonth January 30, 2019

The last weeks of 2018 saw a spate of articles in the...

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Life on the Road - Winter Vacation in Japan

Senol Hasan January 29, 2019

Driving was never really an option for me, until I started working in Japan....

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‘Let’s End With A Smile’: J-Pop Idol Group Arashi Bows Out

JAPAN Forward January 29, 2019

The male idol group perhaps most associated with Japan — Arashi — is...

Who is the Revisionist? Not the Journalist Who Called ‘Comfort Women’ Reports ‘Fabrication’

Uemura, It’s Pointless to Pursue Your ‘Comfort Women’ Defamation Case

Tetsuhide Yamaoka, Australia-Japan Community Network January 28, 2019

Former Asahi Shimbun newspaper reporter Takashi Uemura said at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club...

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Naomi Osaka: High Hopes for the New Queen of Women’s Tennis

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun

Sankei Shimbun January 28, 2019

Women’s professional tennis has a new queen. She is the Japanese player Naomi...

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DIALOGUE | Abiding By International Rules Pays Off for Japan, says Prime Minister Abe

Sankei Shimbun January 26, 2019

(Last of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu...

Japanese Culture 101 Videos: A Few More Tips and Trivia

Japanese Culture 101: Learn the Basics of Japanese Etiquette with a Fun Video Series - Part 5

JAPAN Forward January 26, 2019

The Kansai Tourism Bureau released a fun video series on January 21, explaining...

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DIALOGUE | Should Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Talk One-on-one with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un?

Sankei Shimbun January 25, 2019

(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Violinist Ryu...

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[JAPAN LIBRARY] Contemporary Japanese Architects Profiles in Design

Sankei Shimbun January 25, 2019

Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Architects play an...