Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team chats with author and finance guru Peter Tasker about predictions in his New Year's essay - Peering Into...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga explained that “The measures taken until now have been shown to be effective.” He added, “We need to take the extra step...
What was the Toka Ebisu festival like in 2021? Despite this year’s simpler, quiet version, a visit to the festival remains a must for business owners...
In the year of the coronavirus, more than one sixth of the entire Japanese population went to the cinema to watch Demon Slayer. They clearly did...
Lamentable though the disruptions of 2020 have been, they’ve given us a once-in-a-lifetime chance for rejuvenation. Let’s not squander it. If I may suggest a word...
A big international meeting of America’s allies will confirm Japan’s prime position as a trusted partner in Asia. The invitation list to other countries will reveal...
The Biden administration is taking over the reins of the White House when the rising COVID-19 allegations against China are bringing about a repositioning of countries...
'I believe we will be able to live with peace of mind in the not-too-distant future. I sincerely hope the country will move forward, with people...
I am confident that in 2021 the wisdom and strenuous efforts of people around the world will help us to build a new world. I believe...
Black ink flowing from the wood-and-horsehair brush onto the starch-white page, calligraphic artist Shoko Kanazawa inscribed, stroke by stroke, the kanji for “katsu” — “victory”.
The entire world has been sitting in a cinema, watching a very bad film without being able to get up. Once the people leave the cinema...
There are many things Japan should do, but in terms of geopolitics I would say two things: prepare to go alone without American support, and find...
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