With emerging technologies and services, there may be a future where our alter egos in the metaverse can research on our behalf and send us the...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team reflects on their favorite articles published throughout the year, and discuss how Japan’s trending words have impacted our...
It was a year when the economy survived while technology thrived, reminding us that science doesn’t stop, even during a health crisis.
~It was first popularized by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike in March, when holding up a large plaque in a press conference she called on everyone...
Just before noon JST on December 11, the immensely popular video game The Last of Us Part II won the “Game of the Year” award...
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has engulfed the lives of everyone around the world in 2020. In Japan, many organizations and media come up with...
2020 is turning out to be far beyond anyone’s economic predictions. The Bank of Japan — especially with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the...
From the psychedelic Shibuya-like dreamscapes of the “Super Mario” universe, to the mystically redolent re-imaginings of furusato (historic rural Japan) in the “Legend of Zelda,” Nintendo...
The continuation of stay-at-home restrictions due to the novel coronavirus pandemic have significantly impacted the reality surrounding video games. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
The state of emergency in Japan was lifted on May 25. Now, with schools reopening, it is heartening to once again see gaggles of school...
