Sports
[ODDS and EVENS] How Legendary Runner Billy Mills Found Purpose By Chasing an Olympic Dream
A dream can transform a life, giving it purpose. Billy Mills is living proof. The latest episode […]
Sports
[ODDS and EVENS] Satoshi Shimizu Earns Victory in Return to Ring After Long Layoff
Satoshi Shimizu’s return to the ring on Thursday, July 16 wasn’t a seminal moment in national history. But it [&hellip
Sports
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] SOCCER | Gamba Osaka’s Yasuhito Endo Sets Mark for Most Appearances in J1
Durability is a defining trait of Yasuhito Endo’s soccer career. The Kagoshima native has been a fixture in [&hellip
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Obey, Not Know: Essays on Japanese Law and Society’ by Colin P.A. Jones
Reviewed by J. Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. JAPAN Forward readers know Colin P.A. Jones as [&he
Sports
INTERVIEW | Architect Kengo Kuma Weaves Nature Into New National Stadium’s Design
The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue […
Special Reports
Tokyo 1964 and 2020: How the Olympics Have Transformed the City
It is something my wife and I look forward to: every morning we walk along the glimmering waterfront at the north [&he
Why Do We Cast Japan’s Self-Defense Force As An ‘Enemy’?
By The Sankei Shimbun Japan’s first female fighter pilot was appointed to the Japan Air Self-Defense […]