Elizabeth Partington was accepted into the Paris Opera Ballet with top scores. This February, she is set to appear in the company's first Japan tour in...
Somen Noodles are a perfect summer dish, and as the peak season quietly passes on, manufacturers in Nara are praying for the coming season.
“One of the charms of Yosakoi is its diversity, as anyone in the world can share and participate in it,” says Rika Oka of Kochi, where...
“Anime” style illustrator fuzichoco, one of the artists in this year’s Eshi-100, is featured in an exclusive new event organized by Wacom, a pen tablet...
Many of Japan’s traditions and ideas are unfamiliar to those outside of Japan. Therefore, JAPAN Forward and Jinja Honcho have collaborated to bring readers an explanation...
Now on its 31st year, the Praemium Imperiale Awards, known as the “Nobel Prize of Arts,” announced the 2019 recipients on Tuesday, September 17. The...
Despite the sweltering heat, there are pleasant surprises to be found in Japan during the summer season. Ice pops and watermelon. Fireworks and fireflies. And...
Source: © Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. | Walt Disney YouTube Channel:「アラジン」登美丘高校×京都明徳高校「フレンド・ライク・ミー」MV As in many markets around the world, the live-action adaptation of the Disney classic Aladdin has...
Happy New Year from JAPAN Forward! One week into 2019, we are sharing with you in a series the 25 most-read articles of the past 12...
Galileo Ferrari - Tokyo If you haven’t seen it yet, watch the “Bubbly Dance” that Tomioka Senior High School students performed at the...
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in Shibaraku, performed in November, 1895. December 2015 was a special anniversary for me....
