Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward looks back on the pivotal aspects of the Heisei Emperor’s rule. There...
Every year in late April, visitors from all over the world congregate at the Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture to experience the wondrous sight...
“It is now the choice month of early spring, the weather is fine, the wind is soft. The plum blossom opens…” — From the...
When Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman came out in English in 2018, it was an immediate hit, selling over 650,000 copies and winning the prestigious...
Speculations over the crash of an F-35A stealth fighter jet belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on April 9 have been feverish and...