By Anders Corr, Ph.D. China is one of history’s most dangerous countries. In August, the United Nations reported that China is...
By Masashi Nishihara, PhD Shinzo Abe’s government has been advancing a diplomatic game plan known as the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy”...
(Part 4 of 5) Part 1: China’s Confucius Institute Takes A Hit with Shutdown Decision in U.S. Universities Part 2: Is The Confucius Institute...
By Monika Chansoria China’s expansionism and revisionist statecraft is a tale to tell both within the “People’s Republic” and outside of it. For...
(Conclusion) Part 1: Who Benefitted from the Trump-Kim Summit? Xi Jinping and China China has sought for a very long time...
In its 30th year, the international Praemium Imperiale Awards were given to five artists and a cultural education charity, bringing to 154 the...
Robert Sutter I have long had a moderate outlook on China’s rise, a view that did not fundamentally change despite widely-publicized challenges...
We officially launched japan-forward.com on June 1, 2017, with the goal of delivering Japan-related news, features, analyses, and commentaries to reveal the real face of...
He has an incomparable aesthetic vision and offbeat sense of humor. Many contend that American director Wes Anderson has “never made a bad movie,...
Shinji Ono Recently, spells of fierce eruptions with dramatic lava flows have been occurring on Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii, also known...
Monika Chansoria The prospects for exploring seabed minerals have attracted the attention of marine scientists and technology experts globally....
To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise that mascots, animal-themed products, and services cover most of the cultural landscape....