Sadaharu Oh performed one part of his former job ー bashing home runs ー better than anybody in pro baseball history. Which is why...
Nagao Ryou does not remember his school days too fondly. “I was mocked for my bushy eyebrows and sharp features,” recalls the 19-year-old student. Ryou...
On July 1, a brand-new model of the Tokaido Shinkansen train made its debut. As the first full model change in 13 years, the...
Bookmark is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
China’s imposition of a draconian new security law on Hong Kong is a game changer. Thought crimes, such as spreading “malicious rumors” and lobbying foreign...
Two major countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia and India, have reached an agreement on upgrading their bilateral security cooperation. We heartily welcome this...
Those who have traveled on a bullet train in Japan will know what a treat it is to ride. For those who haven’t, you...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
A 22-year-old professional wrestler with bubble gum pink hair was reportedly found dead in her apartment on May 23, with a suicide note addressed to her...
The death of Shigeru Yokota in June was a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated by North Korea under its kidnapping program in the 1970s...
The novel coronavirus came into the lives of most people around the world only about six months ago. It has infected more than seven million people...
On June 12, the foreign ministry announced that OKADA Seiji would succeed the Catholic NAKAMURA Matthew Yoshio as Japan’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to...