Special Reports
U.S. Ambassador to Japan: China Simply Needs to Change its Behavior
JAPAN Forward sat down with the American ambassador to Japan, William F. Hagerty, and discussed the United […]
Special Reports
Japanese Media, Politicians Ride on Misleading WaPo Report on Trump’s Pearl Harbor Remark
By The Sankei Shimbun A Washington Post report about a “pointed remark” supposedly made by United States President Donald Trump […]
Politics & Security
Abe-Trump Summit: U.S. Makes Clear It Wants Reduced Trade Deficit With Japan
The sixth meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States President Donald Trump—where they agreed on a policy […]
Shinzo Abe’s Diplomacy Has Come This Far
(Fourth of Five Parts) While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in the United States for a summit with President Donald […]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Japan Chooses Stability and Continuity
(First of Five Parts) As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to the United States for a summit on April […]
Economy & Tech
Okimoto: Passing On the Issei Legacy and the Future of Japan-US Relations
Dr. Daniel Okimoto, professor emeritus at Stanford University, recently sat down with JAPAN Forward to talk, among other things, how the […]
Economy & Tech
Meet Okimoto’s Partner—in Life and at Silicon Valley Japan Platform
JAPAN Forward recently had a one-on-one interview with Dr. Daniel Okimoto, professor emeritus at Stanford University. A second-generation Japanese American, […]
Economy & Tech
From Internment Camp to Princeton and Stanford: Okimoto’s American Journey
Before Dr. Daniel Okimoto, a second-generation Japanese American, became professor emeritus at Stanford University, he lived through a life […]
Economy & Tech
Interview with Stanford’s Dr. Okimoto: Japan Has to Ride Waves of Tech Transformation
(First of five parts) Dr. Daniel Okimoto, a Nikkei Nisei (second-generation Japanese American), based in California. Known to […]
Economy & Tech
Food, Sports, Security: Wisconsin Governor Talks About Partnership with Japan
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin was in Japan recently as part of the United States midwest trade delegation. On […]