Politics & Security
Until Japan Revises Constitution, It Can Only Mount Ad Hoc Responses During Emergencies
Last of Two Parts (Read Part One here.) Epidemics not Mentioned After the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) [&hel
Special Reports
Nine Years Since Fukushima Triple Disaster: With Wounds Still Healing, the Region Strives for Recovery
For many, the news has only meant the dominance of the topic of coronavirus for the past few months. […]
Culture
Pokémon Local Acts: Collaboration to Showcase Japanese Cities’ Charms Can Go Global, Says Literary Scholar Robert Campbell
It was a special occasion on February 27: Pokémon Day. On this day all the way back in 1996, […]
Special Reports
71 Cities in Japan At ‘Very High’ Risk of 3-Meter-High Tsunami Within the Next 30 Years
On January 24, the Earthquake Research Committee of the Japanese government issued a new report announcing the probabi
Special Reports
Welcome, Your Holiness, We Share Your Values in Japan
We learned this week that a man who uses the name “Francisco” — the same name as the Pope […]
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Pope in Japan 2019: In Tokyo, Meetings with Earthquake Survivors, Emperor Naruhito, Changing Catholic Community
If Pope Francis’s visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima touches on the theme of Japan’s past, his trip to Tokyo […]
Culture
‘Let’s Eat Joban Mono from Fukushima’: 2019 Fish Festival Spotlights Tohoku, Whale Cuisine
Those who want to eat the best fish from all over country, right in the capital, will find all […]
Culture
Kumamoto Castle Opens Viewing Path As It Finishes First Exterior Repairs
The reconstruction of the exterior of Kumamoto Castle’s main keep, which was seriously damaged in the April 2016 [&h
Travel
Kamaishi City Takes Another Step Toward Recovery By Playing RWC 2019 Host
Find more coverage of the games through the JAPAN Forward 2019 Rugby World Cup portal. The northeastern Japanese city
Concerns Over Japan’s Driverless Trains Remain
The Seaside Liner that figured in an accident by running in the wrong direction on June 1, 2019. Service […]
Culture
Recovering Through Interactive Art in Tohoku
Tohoku has slowly been trying to get back on its feet since the triple disasters of March 11, 2011. […]
Special Reports
People on the Street Look Back on Heisei, and Hope for the Future
While Japan is in a celebratory mood amid the era change, JAPAN Forward hit the streets to ask […]