[Mythbusters] Tokyo Re-elects a Woman, Yet Foreign Media Sticks to Stereotyping ‘Backward’ Japan
On July 5, Yuriko Koike, the first female governor of Tokyo, won re-election by a wide margin. As widely […]
Special Reports
[Eternal Hokusai] The Enduring Appeal of the ‘Great Wave’
Feature Photo: Katsushika Hokusai, “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” from the series The Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, c
Culture
‘Oishii Ukiyo-e’: Learning The Roots of Japanese Cuisine From Woodblock Prints
Photo Credit: Spring Rainbow, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Private Collection It’s no secret that one thing Japan is famous fo
Podcast
Real Issues, Real Voices, Real Japan Podcast – What’s wrong with ‘Retro’ Tech? EP #01
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses our latest Mythbusters articles on foreign media misperceptions
Culture
A Reminder from Montaigne: Keep the Statues, and Remember Their Lessons
I recently reread a short column by the late Washington Post humorist Art Buchwald, entitled “Who Discovered Columbus?
Economy & Tech
Japan-U.S. Agreement Promises to Put Japanese Astronauts on the Moon Within 10 Years
Japan and the United States on Friday, July 10, issued a joint declaration, promising extensive cooperation in lunar e
Special Reports
[Bookmark] INTERVIEW | Former Governor Chris Patten Worried About Hong Kong’s Future
[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one [&hel
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital’ by Mark Teeuwen and John Breen
Out of the way and nestled in the foothill forests of the Shima peninsula, Ise is home to the […]
Coronavirus
INTERVIEW | Dr. Shinya Yamanaka: How Society Can Learn to Coexist with COVID-19
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward recently caught up with Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the winner of the 2012 Nobel [&helli
Sports
[ODDS and EVENS] Sadaharu Oh Deserves Enshrinement in America’s Baseball Hall of Fame
Sadaharu Oh performed one part of his former job ー bashing home runs ー better than anybody in pro […]
Travel
A Vanishing Culture: Japan’s Ainu People are Finally Getting a National Museum – But will Visitors Come?
Nagao Ryou does not remember his school days too fondly. “I was mocked for my bushy eyebrows and sharp […]
Travel
Advanced Functions on Display as Tokaido Shinkansen N700S Debuts
On July 1, a brand-new model of the Tokaido Shinkansen train made its debut. As the first full […]