Yoshihide Suga became prime minister of Japan on Wednesday, September 16, in an election in the National Diet to replace Shinzo Abe, who resigned for...
Matsumoto Koshiro “I will do anything to prevent the coronavirus from extinguishing the fire of kabuki,” said actor Matsumoto Kōshirō X in an August...
The Chinese novelist Yang Yi (real name Liu Qiao) — so far the only non-Japanese national to ever win the prestigious Akutagawa Prize (2008)...
The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward recently caught up with Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, to...
Just over a year ago, on June 30, 2019, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). A day later, on July 1, the...
(Last of Two Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | Prime Minister Abe Anxious to Lift State of Emergency, Talks About Advances in Coronavirus Treatment ...
(First of Two Parts) Part 2: INTERVIEW | Shinzo Abe on Economic Aid, Crisis Management in the Face of COVID-19 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed his...
What is Japan doing in terms of helping build food security in at home and around the world? Japan made global headlines following the death...
On October 16, the 31st celebration of the Praemium Imperiale recognized six individuals from all over the world for their lifetime achievements in the...
(First of Two Parts) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon Chang recently visited Tokyo to provide his insights into America’s relationship...
Former Abe Cabinet advisor Koko Kato left the Prime Minister’s Office and took on new duties as the executive director of the NPO, the...
Is anything ever truly by chance? On a whim I planned a getaway to Mitakesan, a village perched on the top of Mt. Mitake...
