The strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands during WWII targeted military bases, ports, supply depots, factories, and Japan’s economic infrastructure. But that...
Photos: Pope Francis Lands in Bangkok, Thailand (REUTERS, AP, Kyodo, Vatican Media) Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, is set to land...
Questions have been raised as to whether Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony violated the separation of political and religious institutions established by the Constitution. Criticism...
“It would be a waste not to host a Rugby World Cup again. We aim to realize another RWC in Japan within the next 20...
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B as its newest military acquisition — a major...
On Wednesday, September 18, The Times of London carried one of the most blatantly racist articles I have seen about Japan, and I have seen...
You think Tokyo Game Show 2019 is too much of an extravaganza, you don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered! JAPAN Forward is...
In recent times, there have been many cases of war loot being repatriated to the original owners, their descendants, or country of origin. French...
Last August 15, on the first anniversary in the Reiwa era of the end of the war, and for the first time since his ascension...
The World Heritage site Todaiji Temple in Nara was home to a curious sight on August 7: the cleaning of the 15-meter-tall Buddha statue. ...
In this valentine to Japanese-American maritime relations, author Agawa Naoyuki traces the process by which bitter enemies during World War II developed into friends....
The largest exhibition of manga ever held outside Japan has opened in London. The British Museum is showing a striking collection of around...