Researchers estimate the probability of an earthquake in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years is as high as 70% to 80%.
We learned this week that a man who uses the name “Francisco” — the same name as the Pope — is the Deputy Prime Minister of...
If Pope Francis’s visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima touches on the theme of Japan’s past, his trip to Tokyo is about showing the way forward...
Those who want to eat the best fish from all over country, right in the capital, will find all of that and more at the...
The reconstruction of the exterior of Kumamoto Castle’s main keep, which was seriously damaged in the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, has been completed, and...
Find more coverage of the games through the JAPAN Forward 2019 Rugby World Cup portal. The northeastern Japanese city of Kamaishi, devastated eight years ago...
The Seaside Liner that figured in an accident by running in the wrong direction on June 1, 2019. Service resumed July 4, using manual, driver-operated...
Tohoku has slowly been trying to get back on its feet since the triple disasters of March 11, 2011. With many of its towns along...
While Japan is in a celebratory mood amid the era change, JAPAN Forward hit the streets to ask people some questions about this historical...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect on pivotal aspects of the Heisei...
On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, triggering a massive tsunami which devastated the Japanese mainland...
On Friday February 22, Kobe hosted the Kansai Resilience Forum 2019. Its singular purpose: to share with the world the lessons learned from natural disasters....