Coronavirus
[Bookmark] A Tale of Two Ships: How the Diamond Princess Tackled the COVID-19 Outbreak
Bookmark is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one [&helli
Politics & Security
5 Reasons an India-Japan Logistics Treaty is Necessary
The adjustments to a new normal that countries are making in light of the coronavirus outbreak has extended [&hellip
Politics & Security
Shinzo Abe Pushes to Amend Constitution in His Last Year: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’
The regular session of the National Diet, which had been hard-pressed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, came [&
Culture
Japan Thanks Medical Workers for COVID-19 Sacrifice with ‘Blue Impulse’ Flyover
There have been various attempts all around the world to thank medical workers for the tireless efforts to […
Politics & Security
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Could Have Played a Larger Role in Fighting COVID-19, But…
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster re
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Kim Jong Un in Serious Condition? Japan Should Be on Alert for Radical Change in Korean Peninsula
On April 20, CNN reported that, according to a United States intelligence official, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un wa
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis
Japan, having entered the Reiwa Era from May 2019, must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fun
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Why It’s Reasonable to Deploy Japanese Vessel, Patrol Planes to the Middle East
The Middle East situation has remained very tense due to a standoff between the United States and Iran. Under [&hellip
Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Politics & Security
Japan Achieves Great Strides in Defense Policy, But It Needs Wider Public Support
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B
Politics & Security
Trump Scares Japan with Talk of ‘Ending’ the U.S.-Japan Defense Alliance – Crazy as it Sounds?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent musings that maybe America should exit the ‘unfair’ U.S.-Japan defense treaty sur
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Friendship Across the Seas: The U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’ by Agawa Naoyuki
In this valentine to Japanese-American maritime relations, author Agawa Naoyuki traces the process by which bitter e