Special Reports
The Hot Spring Summit, Part 1: The Treacherous Ground of Territorial Negotiations
This is the first in a two-part series: On December 15, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will welcome Russian President Vladimi
Special Reports
The Hot Spring Summit, Part 2: “I Will Not Leave this to the Next Generation”
This is the second in a two-part series. You can read part one here On January 19, 1960, four years […]
Special Reports
Putin Is No Strongman: He’s Leading Russia into Ruin
It’s no surprise that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to make nice with Vladimir Putin later this week. The [&h
Politics & Security
Making Progress on Collective Self-Defense
A little more than two years after the Abe Cabinet’s decision to allow Japan the exercise of collective defense in [&hel
Tokyo’s Tough New Governor is Picking all the Right Battles
Yuriko Koike used to be the next prime minister of Japan. As her political star rose through the 2000s, first […]
Politics & Security
There’s Plenty of Reason to Be Afraid of President Trump
Donald Trump has the potential to represent a complete break with U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War [&helli
Politics & Security
Opinion: Who’s Afraid of President Trump?
At long last, the day of surprise has arrived. The combined xenophobic and anti-globalist surge that began with the [&
Politics & Security
Abe & Trump: A Good Start, but Can it Last?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in New York on the evening of Thursday, November 17
Politics & Security
Abe and Trump Get Acquainted: A Read-out of their First Phone Call
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Donald Trump, the Republican winner of the U.S. presidential election, the day after hi
NOT GUILTY : Sankei Shimbun’s Former Seoul Bureau Chief Wins Defamation Case
The Seoul Central District Court, led by the Presiding Judge Lee Dong-Keun, on Thursday, December 17th, 2015, handed dow