JAPAN Forward, Yukihiro Watanabe A series of floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains devastated extensive areas of western Japan in July....
When I was 15, a friend went to a Comic Conference in Italy. The next day he approached me excitedly, raving that “the ramen was...
Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo The 10-day Furusato Matsuri event held in Tokyo Dome every year is an amalgamation of Japan’s best regional festivals,...
(First of two parts) In a calligraphy studio on the outskirts of Tokyo, Shoko Kanazawa—dressed in white tabi, black hakama, and a cornsilk-colored kimono...
Dr. Daniel Okimoto, professor emeritus at Stanford University, recently sat down with JAPAN Forward to talk, among other things, how the campaign of the Silicon Valley Japan Platform...
Tokyo is often considered a foodie’s paradise, with Japan’s capital having more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world. From the chaos of Tsukiji...
The year I worked in China, I gained a rather impressive 8 kilograms. It was a first in more than 50 years of existence. It...