Japan has lifted some of its restrictions on travel into and out of Japan which were imposed in order to guard against the spread of...
Bookmark is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
China’s imposition of a draconian new security law on Hong Kong is a game changer. Thought crimes, such as spreading “malicious rumors” and lobbying foreign...
On June 30, the National People’s Congress (NPC) — the legislative body of the Communist Party of China — unanimously passed the Hong Kong National...
Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress unanimously passed and promulgated a draconian national security...
Victory validates effort. And the emotions that follow a monumental victory ー spontaneous, euphoric, tearful ー can leave a lasting impression. For participants...
On June 22, the Ishigaki Municipal Assembly approved a resolution renaming an area it administers that includes the Senkaku Islands. The assembly made the...
Two major countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia and India, have reached an agreement on upgrading their bilateral security cooperation. We heartily welcome this...
The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated by North Korea under its kidnapping program in the 1970s...
The novel coronavirus came into the lives of most people around the world only about six months ago. It has infected more than seven million people...
In his review of past pandemics, historian Niall Ferguson has pointed out that unknown viruses could intensify existing tensions between social classes and between nations....
On June 12, the foreign ministry announced that OKADA Seiji would succeed the Catholic NAKAMURA Matthew Yoshio as Japan’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to...