While tourists arrive in Japan again, Shinzo Abe’s work also continues, edging Japan toward normalcy in foreign policy and pride in cultural heritage.
Shinzo Abe’s quest for “normality” continues — in foreign policy, cultural pride, and possession of similar intelligence resources to other large democracies.
The story of a Japanese soldier who refused to accept that World War II was over, it is the famed filmmaker’s first novel, and as idiosyncratic...
Deer gamboled. Monkeys chattered. Meeting the Jomon Cedar was like entering the magical world of a Hayao Miyazaki film.
Ishihara was never afraid to give his opinion, even when the “sensible” thing was to say nothing. Sometimes he seemed to be wrong but was finally...
Ishihara loved unlikely adventures, but there was more to it than that. He was fascinated by the supernatural and inexplicable, and even flying saucers.
A politician who disliked foreigners but pro-immigration, won Japan’s top literary prize at 23, was involved in over 40 films, chased the Loch Ness monster ...
The Tokyo exhibition — through April 17 — takes the visitor into the Japanese dream of one of the great artists of modern times.
Listen in as guest Peter Tasker chats with the JAPAN Forward editorial team about culture and politics from the Beijing Olympics to his favorite Olympic-themed movies...
Japan has managed the COVID-19 pandemic without compulsory lockdowns, penalizing the unvaccinated, and other illiberal measures. So why change it now?
How did a ninety-two year old woman who has been a virtual recluse in a Tokyo mental hospital since 1975 become “the world’s most popular artist”?
According to data from the United Nations, the ratio of the average income of the richest 10% in Japan to the poorest 10% is 4.5x. That...
