Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is wavering on his strategy in the international community. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party with its strong support base has...
With five of its cities dominating the list of top destinations in the Asia-Pacific, Japan has emerged as the most visited market in the region...
(Last of Two Parts) Part 1: China’s Coercive Posturing in the Senkakus: A Quest for Dominance China implements its coercive posturing strategy by surrounding...
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narrative to their own purposes, justifying and even...
It was the end of a blissfully-long Golden Week holiday in May, but one young man was already thinking of back-to-school blues. Yutabon, a...
Every year in Japan, as the spring season fades and when the temperature starts to rise, something magical happens. The conditions have to be almost...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect in pictures on pivotal aspects of...
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These emerging jeopardies pose urgent threats to the...
With the slight chill which has come following the full bloom on April 7, the cherry blossom season is set to last a little...
Are you in parts of Japan where cherry blossoms have yet to bloom? You can get into the spring mood this early if you will...
Denny Tamaki was pronounced as the new governor of Okinawa after a divisive campaign that remained singularly focused on the presence of American...
The Sankei Shimbun Shinzo Abe is set to lead the longest-ever stable government in the history of Japan’s constitutional administration. Mr....
