The image is romantic and the possibilities boundless, but there are challenges. In an interview, two entrepreneurs specializing in these empty houses share insights on finding...
It’s being sold under the moniker of the ‘Michinoku Design’, where Michinoku is a former province of Japan that spanned the three modern-day prefectures of Aomori,...
Life is not easy here. It never has been and never will be. The courage is humbling. What is COVID-19 when you’ve been through 3.11?
The 2020 Games will be the "Reconstruction Olympics and Paralympics," and organizers and JOC officials have repeated that message since the IOC awarded the Games to...
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...
