The news circulated like wildfire on December 2 when it was announced that the British pharmaceuticals regulator, the MHRA, had decided that the COVID-19 vaccine developed...
In the last few weeks, both domestic and international news outlets have been busy heralding the arrival in Tokyo of two so-called ‘transparent toilets’ (透明トイレ). ...
How is Japan getting on in the race towards a vaccine? JAPAN Forward visited leading vaccine research scientist Dr. Ryuichi Morishita on July 6 at his...
As readers who have lived here for any length of time will recognize, Japan has been slow to introduce restrictions on smoking. For example, smoking...
On May 21, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) announced that it had removed from its website the cover design that had appeared on...
Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. We had the valuable opportunity to interview Dai Ota, who is...
Why not add a little practical beauty to this worldwide fight against the novel coronavirus? Some countries are just now passing their peak; others...
Reviewed by J. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. JAPAN Forward readers know Colin P.A. Jones as the Canadian lawyer and Doshisha professor...
Based on the 12-volume manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, Death Note: The Musical was first staged in...
Recognizing the inevitable changes in the automotive industry, the Tokyo Motor Show 2019 is dedicating a whole section, called Future Expo, to showcase the...
The 84-year-old Empress Emerita Michiko has been discovered to be suffering from early-stage breast cancer, and will be undergoing surgery for this on an unspecified date. ...
“It is now the choice month of early spring, the weather is fine, the wind is soft. The plum blossom opens…” — From the...