Citizen groups are trying to get Professor J. Mark Ramseyer’s paper withdrawn from an upcoming journal, and the South Korean media has initiated an attack on...
Is Moon Jae In having second thoughts about South Korea’s dismissive approach to international agreements, human rights and the sovereign rights of other states?
If Moon Jae In means what he says, that he wants “Japan to be South Korea’s most important partner,” he needs to take specific action and...
The occupation of Nanjing is an event for which Japan can take no pride. The 300,000 tally, however, is pure fantasy. It is time to...
~Despite the many issues that involve both countries, Japan has rarely expressed its stance in a proactive manner. It is time for Japan to put...
The raison d'etre of the Science Council of Japan has become a red-hot issue. A law to create the SCJ was enacted in 1948....
Above: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 16, 2020, in an exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward Bookmark is a JAPAN...
How long will it take before Japan looks back on the Trump presidency with nostalgia? It may happen sooner than you think. If...
On June 14, there was a BLM (Black Lives Matter) protest march held in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, Japan. This was not the first...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
On July 2, South Korean National Assemblyman Song Young Gil, who chairs the assembly’s Foreign Policy and Unification Committee, held a press conference to announce...