UNESCO takes notice of the archeological sites of the Jomon period as a World Cultural Heritage Site representing a rich lifestyle and spiritual culture.
Ecotourism can help protect Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, the northern part of Okinawa, and Iriomote while also giving the local economy a boost.
From the 1980s to 2019, Japanese experts contributed positively to the world through leadership posts in the United Nations. Talented Japanese are now returning to counter...
Some of the crafts are primarily associated with the rebuilding of shrines and temples; others, in the building and refurbishment of traditional urban and farm houses.
Among other things, leaflets the South Korean government distributed to UNESCO with the aim of discrediting Japan, and using photos of Japanese workers in Hokkaido, with...
Japan’s castles are very popular for both inbound and outbound travelers as a source of relics of the past for each region, especially during the...
PARIS —The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has abandoned its goal of reforming the process for inscribing entries into its Memory of...
There has been a troubling lack of understanding of the comfort women issue. Indeed, given the refusal in many quarters to see the comfort women...
Former Abe Cabinet advisor Koko Kato left the Prime Minister’s Office and took on new duties as the executive director of the NPO, the...
Pope Francis is set to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only two cities in the world that have suffered atomic bombing, when he comes to...
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on July 6 named as World Heritage sites a collection of 49 tumulus sites in Osaka Prefecture dating back...
It’s that time of year again: Chichibu Matsuri. On Monday, December 3, this the Chichibu Festival culminated with a traditional float-and-night parade...
![[3.11 Earthquake: Rebuilding] 10 Years Later: Tohoku’s Recovery and Resilience Together with the World](https://japan-forward.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3-11-earthquake-rebuilding-10-years-later-tohokus-recovery-and-resilience-together-with-the-world-side-banner.jpg)
