News | JAPAN Forward - Part 892

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WATCH: The King’s Singers Perform ‘Kimigayo’ as Teaser for Special Tokyo Concert

JAPAN Forward April 19, 2019

As their name eloquently suggests, The King’s Singers, also known as the...

Mr. Curtis Chin

‘China is Not a Confident Nation’ — Curtis Chin, Former U.S. Ambassador to the ADB

Kazuyuki Sakamoto, The Sankei Shimbun

Mizuki Okada April 18, 2019

Former United States Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Curtis S. Chin,...

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EDITORIAL | Success of Hayabusa2 Mission Should Help Recover Trust in Japan’s High-Quality Products

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 17, 2019

There can now be no room for doubt that Hayabusa2 has given us...

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Unveils ‘Memory Piano’ Designed by Yayoi Kusama

JAPAN Forward April 17, 2019

CEREMONY. A grand piano designed by artist Yayoi Kusama is shown for the first...

Kanazawa Hanami Cherry Blossom Guide

Kanazawa: The Sakura Are Just About to Bloom in this Picturesque City

Mo Stone April 17, 2019

Spring is now in full flush here in Tokyo, which sadly means that...

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Enjoy Late Cherry Blossoms at Tokyo’s Beautiful Shinjuku Gyoen

Sankei Shimbun April 16, 2019

A few days ago on April 9, after the entrance ceremony at the...

Uniqlo to Support Roger Federer’s Charitable Projects in Southern Africa

Uniqlo Founder is Richest Japanese on Forbes’ 2019 List

Sankei Shimbun April 16, 2019

The annual list of richest persons released by Forbes magazine for 2019...

Snow Sakura Picture

Photographers Are Sharing The Beautiful Snowy End To A Special Cherry Blossom Season In Japan

grape Japan April 16, 2019

As Japan's beautiful sakura season begins to approach its end and people wrap up...

"Prisoner Of Sakura", Now in Cinemas, KADOKAWA ©2019 "PRISONER OF SAKURA" FILM PARTNERS.

‘The Prisoner of Sakura’: A Tale of Different Cultures in a Time of War

Arielle Busetto April 16, 2019

Photos Courtesy of "Prisoner Of Sakura", Now in Cinemas | KADOKAWA ©2019 "PRISONER OF...

Japan Travel Matsuri

BOOK REVIEW | ‘This Great Stage of Fools’ by Alan Booth

Peter Tasker, Arcus Research

Sankei Shimbun April 16, 2019

Alan Booth is best known as the author of The Roads to Sata,...

Horse Racing

A Derby Trifecta to Raise the Dead

David Shapiro April 16, 2019

When the proprietor of Gembei, a venerable yakitori establishment near Waseda University, died...

The Tibet Support Committee, The Danish Tibetan Cultural Society and Students for a Free Tibet hold a demonstration "Stop Panda Diplomacy!" in front of the Copenhagen Zoo

Is the World Watching As China Brutally Suppresses the Freedom of Uighurs and Tibetans?

Dr Monika Chansoria

Sankei Shimbun April 15, 2019

Last March 13, China yet again blocked the proposed initiative of the United...