• Special Coverage

Aum Shinrikyo Cult Leader Shoko Asahara Executed 23 Years After Deadly Tokyo Sarin Attacks

JAPAN Forward Sankei Shimbun July 6, 2018

      JAPAN Forward   Japan’s Minister of Justice Yoko Kamikawa announced on...

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• Politics & Security

Venture into High-Tech Firms Paves the Way for China’s Unexpected Rise

Robert Sutter, The George Washington University Sankei Shimbun July 5, 2018

      Robert Sutter   I have long had a moderate outlook on...

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• Politics & Security

China Excluded from RIMPAC Naval Exercises, While U.S. Forces Learn from Japan

Naohisa Hanzawa Sankei Shimbun July 4, 2018

  Naohisa Hanzawa   It was an unexpected, yet intriguing, move. At the last...

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• Hidden Wonders

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Whiz Through Tokyo on a Mario Kart

JAPAN Forward July 4, 2018

  Put on your craziest costume. Add a mask, hat, or overalls—you name it....

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• Culture
• Sports

Japan vs Belgium Recap: Last-Minute Winner Crushes Japan

Galileo Ferrari July 4, 2018

      Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo   The Nishino-led Japan team was just...

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• Culture

Campaign to Save Japanese Sword Culture Gets Support From Political Heavyweights

Sankei Shimbun July 4, 2018

      On June 22 a written request for a budget increase to...

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• Politics & Security

'Return' of Futenma: A New Base on Katsuren Peninsula Might Be the Answer

James E Auer Sankei Shimbun July 3, 2018

      James E. Auer   Must Futenma—the United States Marine Corps airfield...

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• Photography
• Trains

Let's Take Pictures of Mount Fuji!

Yutaka Teshigawara Sankei Shimbun July 2, 2018

      Yutaka Teshigawara   Mount Fuji, beloved and a source of pride...

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• Photography

Submit Now! 2018 Mt. Fuji Photo Submissions

JAPAN Forward July 2, 2018 2

    JAPAN Forward is calling for submissions of your best Mt. Fuji photos!...

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• Culture
• Imperial Family

Princess Ayako of Takamado to Marry at Meiji Shrine in October

Sankei Shimbun July 2, 2018

      The engagement of Princess Ayako of Takamado to Kei Moriya, a...

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• Special Coverage

JAPAN Forward and 'grape Japan' Kicks Off Content Partnership

JAPAN Forward July 2, 2018

JAPAN Forward - Tokyo   JAPAN Forward is proud to introduce our new partner,...

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• Hidden Wonders

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] 13,000 Sunglasses — And More — at the Reading Glasses Museum

JAPAN Forward July 1, 2018

  If you need glasses of any shape, type, or color, look no further...

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