Japan is “committed to the three non-nuclear principles,” says the former prime minister. “However, we must not make it a taboo to discuss the reality of...
~~ As 2020 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan forward this year. While SARS-Cov-2 the virus...
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, which saw Yoshihide Suga elected in a landslide victory of 377 votes out of 534, took place in Tokyo...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a wide...
Former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general Shigeru Ishiba announced he would run for election as LDP president to determine who would be prime minister now that...
As soon as Shinzo Abe announced on August 28 his intention to resign suddenly, many media outlets have carried out opinion polls to get a sense...
The strategic community in China is currently closely observing the swing political narrative that is fast emerging post Shinzo Abe’s resignation. What are Beijing’s expectations...
(First of two parts.) Part 2: The Man on Shinzo Abe’s Side: Yoshihide Suga, Top Bet for Japan’s Next Prime Minister On August 28, Shinzo...
A wholesale reshuffle of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, announced on September 11, produced a lineup made up of staunch Abe allies and...
The Sankei Shimbun Shinzo Abe is set to lead the longest-ever stable government in the history of Japan’s constitutional administration. Mr....
By The Sankei Shimbun A Washington Post report about a “pointed remark” supposedly made by United States President Donald Trump about Pearl Harbor turned out to...
By The Sankei Shimbun Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, officially announced on Sunday,...