Photos: Pope Francis Lands in Bangkok, Thailand (REUTERS, AP, Kyodo, Vatican Media) Francis, the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, is set to land...
With five of its cities dominating the list of top destinations in the Asia-Pacific, Japan has emerged as the most visited market in the region...
I first began thinking about writing this commentary six months ago. In the interim, however, Japan-South Korean relations have plummeted to their lowest levels since...
Pope Francis is set to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only two cities in the world that have suffered atomic bombing, when he comes to...
Later this week, I will have the honor of attending the memorial ceremony of the Battle of Okinawa, which took place 74 years ago. Organized...
On June 1, the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the route for the Olympic torch relay races, which will...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect in pictures on pivotal aspects of...
The Korean media seems to think the issue has been settled when the production company handling the popular boy band BTS (Bulletproof Boy...
It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating teacher trip to Cambodia, my friend and colleague Saya and I sat...
On August 17, JAPAN Forward turned over to the Sankei Shimbun Social Welfare Association JPY121,313 in relief funds for the victims of the...
The number of confirmed deaths in the disasters triggered by extreme torrential rains in a broad swath of western Japan has reached 200,...
The Sankei Shimbun The heavy rains concentrated in Western Japan also continued to impact businesses. Automobile manufacturers are having difficulty procuring...