Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first policy speech since becoming Japan’s leader on Monday, on October 26, during the 203rd Extraordinary Diet session,...
Above: North Korea put its missile development on display during a pre-dawn October 10, 2020 military parade in honor of Party Foundation Day. Has COVID-19 deterred...
Japan confirmed a new prime minister in early September 2020 without having achieved any progress in bringing home Megumi Yokota and the other Japanese abducted...
South Korea's Supreme Court: Relations were exacerbated when the court ordered Japanese companies to pay additional wartime reparations, rejecting the 1965 bilateral treaty that resolved issues...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first address to the U.N. General Assembly on September 26 (Japan time), in which he announced that Japan has...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga joined U.S. President Donald Trump in calling for further strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance in their initial phone call, which took...
Thirteen years ago, Shinzo Abe fell ill and resigned as prime minister. Today, however, he looks far different. He now stands firm despite his illness. ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a new record for the most consecutive days in office on August 24, breaking the previous record held by his...
In North Korea, there are many Japanese citizens who long to return to their home country, but cannot. There is substantive new testimony...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
Dearest Megumi, I have called out your beloved name more times than I can remember, determined to see you again, as you know. Megumi...
On July 9, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison reminded Japan and the world that the abductions by North Korea are a human rights matter, and...