Lee Teng-hui may be gone, but the sense of self-identity among the residents of Taiwan that he did so much to create remains as...
[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
China’s imposition of a draconian new security law on Hong Kong is a game changer. Thought crimes, such as spreading “malicious rumors” and lobbying foreign...
On June 30, the National People’s Congress (NPC) — the legislative body of the Communist Party of China — unanimously passed the Hong Kong National...
Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress unanimously passed and promulgated a draconian national security...
I distinctly remember feeling a chill of horror. I had never experienced anything like it in my 30 years of being a reporter. ...
Global companies cannot exit China. Nor can people suddenly stop buying goods which are made in China, or which contain critical components manufactured there. ...
The phrase “50 years no change” became a buzzword around 1997. When Hong Kong was returned to China on July 1 of that year, the...
A May 28 vote by the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber stamp parliament, paves the way for a new security regime to be imposed...
With all the votes tallied, President Tsai Ing-wen has been re-elected president of Taiwan. By a significant margin of 18.5% or 2.65 million votes, the...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our...
EDITORIAL | The People of Hong Kong Have Spoken. Is Beijing Listening? The local district elections in Hong Kong on Sunday, November 24, resulted...
