The international community has a variety of legal means at its disposal—such as the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime—for eradicating terrorist organizations. It is...
Official merchandise brought $31 million USD in revenue from the 2016 Rio Olympics and $119 million USD from London to the Organising Committee of the Olympic...
It was an announcement with titanic repurcussions: 'First of all, we confirmed that there is no question of canceling the Olympics,' Abe said. 'Following that, given...
The sport's global governing body awarded hosting rights to Japan for the 2026 women's lacrosse tourney and the men's extravaganza a year later.
On December 12, "tax" was chosen as the Kanji of the Year for 2023 at the Kyoto temple, recognizing the rise in costs of living and...
One of the most attractive features of the Asian Games was the diversity of events, from traditional sports like judo to new categories like urban and...
Through the dango shop tale, Takano passionately explains why fairness for all the family matters in Chapter 35 of Shin Ushijima's novel, Minority Shareholders.
"I think the essence of the art is knowing how to bend the rules to create something new without breaking them," says creator and kimono lover...
After being given the task of investigating participation in sumo wrestling in the UK I wasn't sure I'd find much, if anything. Then I spoke to...
A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Kosuke Kitajima became the first swimmer to claim the breaststroke golden double in consecutive Summer Games.
This International Women's Day, JAPAN Forward presents the stories of 14 exceptional women who let nothing get in the way of achieving their dreams.
As investigators continue to pore through evidence and issue indictments, will the Tokyo 2020 scandal envelop dozens or hundreds more individuals?