Japanese games have a place in gamers’ hearts, both at home and abroad, and 2021 will be another chance to be reminded of that. Here's what...
What is Chef Takashi Tamura’s advice to those who want to make their own Osechi? “How good the dishes are depends on how much effort one...
I am confident that in 2021 the wisdom and strenuous efforts of people around the world will help us to build a new world. I believe...
Black ink flowing from the wood-and-horsehair brush onto the starch-white page, calligraphic artist Shoko Kanazawa inscribed, stroke by stroke, the kanji for “katsu” — “victory”.
Why has Evangelion, a work from more than 20 years ago, been supported for so long by generations of fans ? Moreover, how does the fan...
There are many things Japan should do, but in terms of geopolitics I would say two things: prepare to go alone without American support, and find...
As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and abroad....
Penetration of Japan is deeper and higher up than many believe. It is also easier. Chinese are able to blend into the population in Japan and...
Japan in 1989 thought “China will be transformed into a more politically free and open state” after Tiananmen. Instead, the dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party...
On the evening of December 25, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent the people of Japan a clear message on how to spend the upcoming end of...
COVID-19 dominated every facet of our news and daily lives from the end of January. Here we look at the international friction that clung to the...
Yesterday, we looked at the timeline of how COVID-19 took over the lives of people in Japan. Yet, one might realize that not everything was doom...
