Sports
Naomi Osaka: High Hopes for the New Queen of Women’s Tennis
Women’s professional tennis has a new queen. She is the Japanese player Naomi Osaka. And the stunning way in […]
Special Reports
Top 25 JAPAN Forward Articles of 2018: 25-21
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the […]
Culture
Introducing AI Technology for Scoring Gymnastic Performance
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and Japanese software giant Fujitsu are introducing 3D laser AI technology for […]
Sports
American Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Katie Ledecky Teaches Japanese Kids
By Mizuki Okada Aiming to boost the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Katie Ledecky held […]
Sports
Countdown to Tokyo 2020! Towers, Buildings and Olympic Colors
By Galileo Ferrari The end of July 2018 marked two years until the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic and […]
Special Reports
PHOTO AND VIDEO: Here Are the Venues Being Built for Tokyo Olympics 2020
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government presented to the […]
Aum Cult Leaders’ Execution: Why Now? Why Only 7?
Seven members of the cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo Metro sarin gas attacks—including cult leader Shoko […]
Special Reports
Will Colonel Kunio Tojima Return to Japan? ‘My Calling Is Here Now,’ in Thailand
(Conclusion) This is the final installment of of Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward reporter Hideki Yoshimura’s interview with veteran […]
Special Reports
‘Behind THE COVE’ Opens Truthful Discussion on Science and Politics of Whaling
(Conclusion) Part 1: Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid the Anti-Whaling Uproar Part […]