(First of Five Parts) As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to the United States for a summit on April 17, JAPAN Forward runs a series...
Since JAPAN Forward asked readers and followers in mid-March to send us their original sakura photos this year, we’ve been getting really amazing submissions. Here are...
There are hundreds of different types of flowering cherry trees planted in Japan. But, as many others have noted, the Somei Yoshino variety is by...
The 6th edition of the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival—an annual activity held at the height of spring in the old capital of Japan—will be held...
The commendation ceremony of the 27th Annual Grand Prize for the Global Environment Awards, attended by Prince and Princess Akishino (background), was held on April 9...