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Foresight (フォーサイト fuŏ̄saito) is a news magazine published in Japan by Shinchosha. The magazine focusses on Japanese politics and economic issues as well as Asian and international topics. It is known for representing non-Japanese expert voices.
History and profile
Foresight was first published in 1990 and covers mainly politics. The print edition was initially only available by subscription. At a later point some selected bookstores in major Japanese cities would also carry it. Print publication stopped in 2010. Since then it has been a web magazine. It is updated daily except of major holidays. The majority of the content is only available via subscription.
Non-Japanese authors include Nicholas Eberstadt, Robert Legvold, Uwe Parpart, Bruce Stokes, Ingo Günther, Ethan Scheiner, Chris Kraul, Marcus Noland, Larry Wortzel, and Amanda J. Crawford.
Foresight also publishes e-books.
The magazine routinely informs about free as well as subscription-only articles via their Twitter feed.