Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the stories that continue to shape our outlook after dominating Japan’s headlines over the last year.
What are Japan’s most pressing challenges in the coming months and how will the Suga government respond to them?
President Xi is building a second Mao Zedong regime, inevitably deepening the confrontation of values between China and Russia on one side, and Japan, the U.S....
In the Japanese idiom, ‘the season of politics had given way to ‘the season of economics.’ The political watchwords of 1960s Prime Minister Hayato Ikedawere ‘tolerance...
The results of the decarbonization efforts will not only determine the global competitiveness of Japan’s companies, but will also make or break the power of our...
It was a year when the economy survived while technology thrived, reminding us that science doesn’t stop, even during a health crisis.
~The behavior of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has drawn diligent research and studies to focus on the risks of bioterrorism~ The...
~Just remember: we can get through this rough patch somehow if we grit our teeth and pull together.~ On Monday, November 23 Japan...
There are still many skeptical voices in Japan over the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics – which has been postponed due to...
“(Unless we acquire total ownership of NTT Docomo), we will not be able to compete with GAFA on 6G, which is the fusion of mobile...
Japan aims to emit virtually zero greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide by 2050, according to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s first policy speech on...
With Yoshihide Suga taking over as the new Japanese Prime Minister, it will be an opportune time to take stock of the challenges the new...
