U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense have chosen Tokyo as the first destination on their trip to Asia, giving Japan’s ministers a valuable chance to confer...
The High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor is not susceptible to core meltdowns. It is the type of small modular reactor that the world is calling for.
The retired manager and second baseman had a memorable two-year stint with the Yomiuri Giants in the mid-1970s.
It is a true story. Her name was YOKOTA Megumi. The happy 13-year-old finished after-school badminton practice with her friends that late afternoon in Niigata, a...
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...
~~ As 2020 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan forward this year. While SARS-Cov-2 the virus...
COVID-19 dominated every facet of our news and daily lives from the end of January. Here we look at the international friction that clung to the...
The realization of a “comprehensive trilateral relationship” between the United States (U.S.) and its two allies – Japan and South Korea – has long...
~Kim Jong Un, "Send home the Japanese. Send them home now, while their families are here to welcome them." (IIZUKA Koichiro,) "Return all of the abductees...
For the Indo-Pacific, “Free and open” is an indispensable keyword. Without the keyword, the concept may become soulless. A remark by Japanese Prime Minister...
Chinese Coast Guard ships have frequently intruded into waters near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, exposing the Japanese islands to dangers. There is a...
The initiative, involving more than 4,500 poems, needs several hundred million yen to accomplish. It offers unequaled access to the spirit of the Japanese people in...