With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is it not time to reform the United Nations...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Japan visit as state guest has been postponed. The decision is natural as it is uncertain when the new coronavirus epidemic...
The Philippine government has decided to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States that stipulates the legal status of U.S. troops in...
I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the last 10 years or so, when I go out during the day,...
Credit: 우리공화당LIVE (First of 2 Parts) The relationship between Japan and South Korea is often said to be at its lowest ebb in decades. From...
United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and a way with intemperate language, has impressively restrained himself beyond all expectations...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our...
The international community, especially Western countries, are casting a stern eye on the suppression of Tibetan and Uyghur human rights in China, the world’s second...
The Japanese government has to speak out on human rights in China. The publication of internal Chinese government documents on the ongoing suppression of...
In the aftermath of Hong Kong’s District Council elections, the overwhelmingly victorious pro-democracy camp pressed hard for the acceptance of five key demands aimed at...
Dewi Sukarno, the former first lady of Indonesia, pushed Japan for more support for the Rohingya minority refugee crisis at a press conference in Tokyo...
Human history began with a hunter-gatherer lifestyle based on hunting animals and gathering plants for food. Up to the present day, taking the lives of...