Lamentable though the disruptions of 2020 have been, they’ve given us a once-in-a-lifetime chance for rejuvenation. Let’s not squander it. If I may suggest a word...
A big international meeting of America’s allies will confirm Japan’s prime position as a trusted partner in Asia. The invitation list to other countries will reveal...
~ It was a year when the economy survived while technology thrived, reminding us that science doesn’t stop, even during a health crisis. ~ As 2020 comes...
Yesterday, we looked at the timeline of how COVID-19 took over the lives of people in Japan. Yet, one might realize that not everything was doom...
In typical Japanese style, the country has trending words of the year and the kanji of the year. We take a look at the single unwelcome...
~JAPAN Forward reached new milestones in monthly and daily readership in 2020. We invite you to find what attracted readers to our most popular articles of the...
~The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set aside ￥137.7 billion JPY ($1.3 billion USD) in subsidies to support companies in Japan that are...
~~ ~How does Japan cope? By avoiding the 3CsーClosed spaces, Crowded places and Close-contact settings~ Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has put the...
The news circulated like wildfire on December 2 when it was announced that the British pharmaceuticals regulator, the MHRA, had decided that the COVID-19 vaccine developed...
Late July reportedly marked the peak of the “second wave” of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Japan. Compared to the earlier state of emergency period,...
Those who have spent too much time with the Japanese print and broadcast media, which echoes (and is echoed by) many Western media, are...
Amid a global resurgence of new coronavirus infections, initiatives to develop therapeutic drugs and vaccines are progressing at a fevered pitch worldwide. There can...
