As of January 11, 12 deaths were confirmed in Akita Prefecture alone, with several hundreds injured in different regions in Northern Japan.
Record breaking snowfall has hit several parts of northern Japan since December 15, and is wreaking havoc on transportation and daily life in the affected...
Have you ever heard of wanko soba? For those with a hefty appetite, this might just be the delicacy for you. Head to...
Megaquakes surpassing the strongest ones in Japan’s recorded history could be forthcoming, a string of findings released by Japan’s Cabinet Office on April 21...
A poll conducted by The Sankei Shimbun disclosed on March 10 that about 80% of the heads of the cities, towns, and villages in the...
On March 11, 2020, Japan marked the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The massive earthquake and tsunami devastated a broad...
It was a special occasion on February 27: Pokémon Day. On this day all the way back in 1996, the games Pokémon Red and Green...
Thanks to you, our dear readers, JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readerships in 2019. Millions of users around the world followed our...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Tuesday, October 15, that the government was “putting out its full effort to save even one more life,” as...
Typhoon Hagibis, a large-scale, powerful storm, pounded extensive areas of the Japanese archipelago with powerful winds and record-breaking torrential rains for two full days starting...
Typhoon Hagibis – the 19th of the season and potentially the strongest in 51 years – passed Tokyo and East Japan hit Hokkaido Sunday morning, October...
“In view of our findings of rigorous monitoring and inspection procedures, we are ready to take them off our list of regulatory targets,” said...
