You might have heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to develop something new, let’s use medicines we already have.” Many academics in Japan...
(First of Two Parts) Part 2: INTERVIEW | Shinzo Abe on Economic Aid, Crisis Management in the Face of COVID-19 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed his...
So, finally, the coronavirus crisis has forced Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency and thereby enable a “soft” version of the...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our...
The 46th Tokyo Motor Show is ongoing until November 4, and it has much more to showcase than just cars. Spread over several...
Olympics to Whip Up Anti-Japanese Feeling Japan-bashing has seemingly become the national pastime in Seoul in recent years, but the South Korean public remains...
Now on its 31st year, the Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize of Arts,” announced the 2019 recipients on Tuesday, September 17. The...
The Japan Art Association announced on Tuesday, September 17, in various locations around the world the 2019 recipients of the global arts prize Praemium Imperiale Awards. ...
On Monday, April 1 at 11.30 am, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Reiwa as the name of the new era in Japanese history. The two characters...
The phone rings at the AMDA International Medical Information Center, a non-profit organization in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, directed by Yoneyuki Kobayashi. The organization...
A ubiquitous picture: as the sun sets, the lights in the library shine on, and university students pour over notes, cramming...