Culture
[Bookmark] ‘We Can’t Wait To Be Back!’ The King’s Singers on Touring in Japan, Life During COVID-19
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one […
Culture
STARS at the Mori Art Museum: Five Contemporary Art Superstars Share their Views on a Post-Corona World
The lineup of six superstars in the world of contemporary art in the Mori Art Museum’s “STARS” exhibition (Roppongi, [
EDITORIAL | Simplify the Tokyo Games, But IOC Must Share More of Postponement Costs
Simplification of next summer’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is being considered in the wake of the socio-e
Politics & Security
Unsavory Choice in WTO Director-General Election a Foreign Policy Failure
The process for selecting a new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has entered its final stage,
Politics & Security
Under China’s Shadow, Nepal is the Latest Destination for North Korean Cyber Crimes
During the India-Japan Annual Summit in October 2018, Japan’s then- Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and India’s Prime Minist
Culture
[Corona ni Makeruna] Meet the Top Chef who made Bento Boxes For Medical Workers During COVID-19
Restaurants have taken a heavy economic hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo was under a state of emergency between
Politics & Security
Mike Pompeo’s Plan for a Stronger, Larger Quad Suits the Conservative Governments of Britain and Japan
From left to right, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mo
Coronavirus
Will Good News on Tokyo’s Falling COVID-19 Death Rate Help in the Coming Flu Season?
It’s all anybody can talk about in this period of COVID-19: what will happen when the cold finally comes […]
Politics & Security
PM Suga’s Choice of Defense Minister Signals a Taiwan-Friendly Administration
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s choice of Nobuo Kishi as defense minister has belied expectations that he would be more
Special Reports
Miracle Dog ‘Bunpuku’ Watches Over the Dying at Japanese Nursing Home
Bunpuku, a mixed-breed dog has a mysterious capacity for knowing when residents are approaching the end of life, and for
Whaling Today
Kamogawa Sea World at 50: Looking Ahead, More Important than Ever to the Preservation of Japan’s Marine Species
The bottlenose dolphins “Slim” with “Sunny,” the first born in Japan from artificial insemination. July 19, 2003. Ka
Politics & Security
Can the Quad Deliver? China’s Predatory, Revisionist Ways Should No Longer Go Unchallenged
The second foreign ministers’ meet of the Australia-India-Japan-United States “Quad” is scheduled for Tuesday, October