Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
On June 12, the foreign ministry announced that OKADA Seiji would succeed the Catholic NAKAMURA Matthew Yoshio as Japan’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to...
Needless to say, in the battle to triumph over the novel coronavirus, an invisible enemy which has grown into a global pandemic, the timely and honest...
Over the weekend of the third week of February, the spread of the novel coronavirus has taken a new turn. The total COVID-19 cases in...
What is Japan doing in terms of helping build food security in at home and around the world? Japan made global headlines following the death...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
The induction of eight American-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters by the Indian Air Force in September shows how things have changed for India in the...
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression? In April 2019, Defense Minister...
(First of Two Parts) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon Chang recently visited Tokyo to provide his insights into America’s relationship...
Three individuals who have worked tirelessly for the improved of understanding of countries in East and Southeast Asia were announced on Wednesday, May 29, as...
Last March 13, China yet again blocked the proposed initiative of the United States, Britain, and France to have the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...
In February 2018, just before his summit meeting with President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid a wreath at the Tomb of the...
