Osaka Metro Southern Harbor Port Town Line ‘Neutram’ trains are lined up in the Nakafuto railyard, Suminoe District, Osaka City. (Photo by Kenji Suzuki; Canon EOS...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect in pictures on pivotal aspects...
North Korea was a hot topic in the talks Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held with United States President Donald Trump at the White House...
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...
Former United States Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Curtis S. Chin, now an Asia fellow for the Milken Institute, granted an exclusive interview to...
Last March 13, China yet again blocked the proposed initiative of the United States, Britain, and France to have the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These emerging jeopardies pose urgent threats to the...
On March 29, the Kansai Tourism Bureau unveiled its new tourist information website aimed at helping the growing number of visitors coming to Japan. With more...
The United States military says there has been a “palpable reduction in tension” on the Korean Peninsula, despite the collapse of talks between North Korea’s...
California-based think tank Milken Institute convened the “JAPAN SYMPOSIUM 2019,” an economic forum, in Tokyo on March 25. It was the institute's first event in...
(This letter is part of an ongoing series of letters written by Sakie Yokota to her daughter Megumi. To read other parts of the series...
(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: With Japan's Withdrawal, What Lies...