The Sankei Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to propose a solution to the global problem of marine plastic waste, with details...
Ryoma ga Yuku (literally, Ryoma Goes His Way), one of the most representative historical novels by Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba (1923-1996), has...
The Defense Ministry plans to expand the scope of the capacity-building assistance by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to other nations’ militaries, to include South Asia,...
(Conclusion) Part 1: Interview with Emperor-in-Waiting: Public Servant in Step with the Times Part 2: The Next Emperor: How Prince Naruhito Prepares to...
A small-scale Gold mine in southwestern Ghana. The picture taken by assistant professor Hirokazu Ozaki of the Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology. Japanese non-profit organizations and...
More women are supporting developing countries through fashion. In these countries, poverty is often the backdrop to problems, such as environmental degradation, war, human trafficking,...
Dr. Monika Chansoria The tiny landlocked Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia is the latest victim of China’s burgeoning revisionism. China’s aggression in...
As the G20 Summit 2017—scheduled for this week in Hamburg, Germany—closes in, China is pitching for consensus on the implementation of the United Nations 2030...
JAPAN Forward reaches out in unfiltered English to let its writers inform a wider audience of the current issues and debates in Japan that are influencing...
We cannot help but be disappointed by the seemingly inflexible stance of the Trump administration, which fails to understand the significance of free trade and which...
Russia blocks the United Nations Security Council resolution seeking to prohibit nuclear weapons in space. It is, in fact, developing and testing various space weapons.
British landscape photographer Michael Kenna pays tribute to his long-standing relationship with Japan through an exhibition of 100 black and white photographs.