India’s longest bridge—all 9.15 km of it over the Lohit river and connecting Dhola and Sadiya in Assam—was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko,54, is known as the “key person” of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration. He is considered as...
JAPAN Forward reaches out in unfiltered English to let its writers inform a wider audience of the current issues and debates in Japan that are influencing...
(Part 1 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Toshihiko Isao, 82, is a painter and ukiyo-e scholar. Isao’s studio is chock full...
It’s been happening since 2014: every last weekend of June, in the Republic of San Marino—a country of less than 34,000 people in southern Europe—Japanese...
This article—the last in a 4-part series—has been updated from its original version in the March 2017 issue of Seiron Magazine. Part 1: Comfort...
On Friday, June 16, the special, one-time law that allows the emperor’s abdication will be promulgated. Except for the Liberal Party, whose members left...
This article—the 3rd in a 4-part series—has been updated from its original version in the March 2017 issue of Seiron Magazine. Part 1:...
GENEVA, Switzerland—On the morning of June 12 here (late night Japan time), United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye presented a report...
The protesters of US base in Okinawa This article—the 2nd of a 4-part series—has been updated from its original version in the March 2017...
These are the brand-new “Miyagi salmons” from north-east of Japan Salmon has become a favorite at conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Japan. The advanced...
President of South Korea Moon Jae-in visited the disputed island of Takeshima on July, 2016 when he was an opposition leader. Takeshima is an inherent part of...
