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Japan Forward

JAPAN Forward is a new English-language news and opinion site by Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan’s top newspapers, delivering sensible Japanese voices to the world

  • 36articles · 30d
  • 11+ hour agolatest article
  • Aug 17, 2026earliest in window
  • 8%with images
  • 357avg words
articles per day
Categories
  • Sports & Fitness 9
  • Human Interest 8
  • Sports 8
  • Politics 6
  • Sport 6
  • History 5
  • Politics2 5
  • Sensitive Subjects 5

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Japan's Elusive Crime Groups Test Police and Security Measures

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1248+ words) A series of break-ins at stores selling smartphones and other high-value goods has highlighted the growing threat posed by anonymous and fluid criminal groups, known in Japan as "tokuryu." In one case, a store was targeted three times in six…...

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Mount Fuji Rules and Entry Fees: Have Conditions Improved?

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1590+ words) Hikers climb a rocky section of hardened lava near the seventh station of the Yoshida Trail on Mount Fuji on July 15. (©Sankei/Noriyuki Ishige) A ¥4,000 (about $25) climbing fee was introduced on Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail last year. But have conditions…...

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Takara Belmont Revives Expo 2025 Spirit at Tokyo Event

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (438+ words) Takara Belmont, a Japanese manufacturer of beauty, cosmetic, and medical equipment, brought back the excitement of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai on August 8 with a special event at its Tokyo headquarters. It featured part of the booth that the company displayed at the…...