Practiced in Japan as far back as 4000 BC, and humans are still chasing whales 6,000 years later, largely for a spiritual reward not measured by...
The whaling economy was preceded by a battle to overcome a giant creature which, more than profits and losses, required a spiritual vitality.
Whales were resources that swam slowly through the sea. Once brought up onto land, their massive bodies were divided and used until there was nothing left.
TBS aims for a global strategy with Amazon Prime’s revival of their show that was popular 30 years ago, as it and other Japanese companies move...
The event is back on May 28-29, showing off trends in Japanese style, crafts and textiles for today’s fashion, and is a great way to spend...
The Columbia University professor is only the second to receive this honor in Japanese studies after Donald Keene.
Its main bath house has been the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away (2001). But despite a famous pedigree, the onsen still feels like...
One of Japan’s most renowned landscapes, Kumamoto's Suizenji Garden is a stunning representation of engineering wisdom gained from wars and the artistic culture of the Edo...
Listen in as veteran music journalist Daniel Robson, Editor in Chief of popular video game and entertainment website IGN Japan joins the JAPAN Forward editorial team...
“I sometimes wonder what it would be like to collaborate with an overseas artist, as a duet maybe. I’d like to try things that I haven’t...
“When I discovered Harajuku fashion, I was able to shed my shy personality. I became someone who could speak her mind and be herself.” ーKyary Pamyu...
John Tarachine takes human potential in a heartwarming new manga about finding your place in life with new challenges and happiness at any age.
