One can’t help but spend a few moments admiring the fairytale world: dome-shaped lodgings resembling overturned bowls dot the vast landscape. Aso Healthful...
Two official China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in Okinawa near the Senkaku Islands on May 8, intimidating and chasing a...
With all the votes tallied, President Tsai Ing-wen has been re-elected president of Taiwan. By a significant margin of 18.5% or 2.65 million votes, the...
On June 22 the Imphal Peace Museum opened 20 kilometers southwest of Imphal, the capital of the Manipur State in Northeast India. Operated by the...
Naruhito Reports to the Imperial Ancestors as the New Emperor On Tuesday May 8, the series of spring rituals that began April 30 marking...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect in pictures on pivotal aspects of...
The five arts laureates of the 30th Praemium Imperiale Awards received their prizes from Prince and Princess Hitachi on Tuesday, October 23, at...
On its 30th year, the Praemium Imperiale further sealed its reputation not only as a prestigious international arts awards but as what Japan Art...
By Duncan Bartlett Donald Trump has said he is preparing to hold a second summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un in...
The Sankei Shimbun Now is the time for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to restructure Japan’s diplomatic stand toward Russia so that the...
I first visited Liu Xiaobo’s home in West Beijing in May 2008. Under the dim lights in his small living room, he answered my question...
Around 40 soldiers from Unit 11 of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), who participated in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan, have...