Politics
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Election: Will Beijing make the same mistake again?
With the election of the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE, equivalent to mayor) coming up in late March, the big […]
Politics
Targeted Elections: What the U.S. Election Teaches Us about Disinformation Campaigns
A November 8, 2016, a chill went through the democratic world. A combination of disinformation, propaganda, and targeted leaks narrowly […]
Politics
Life with Channel T
“The public is even more fond of entertainment than of information.” – William Randolph Hearst Back in the halcyon […]
Politics
Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg? The Anti-Conspiracy Bill and the Future of the LDP-Komeito Coalition
The shadow of Trump looms large over 2017’s first session of the Diet, a 150-day ordinary session which kicked off […]
Politics
Why Is Shinzo Abe’s Protege Being Used as a Trial Balloon?
When Tomomi Inada was appointed as Minister of Defence in last summer’s Cabinet reshuffle, it raised eyebrows across the political […]
Politics
Editorial: Trump’s Bullying of Toyota Is an Ominous Sign
President-elect Donald Trump has been rallying against American corporations that dare to move their production facilities overseas, and now he’s […]
Politics
Lee Teng-hui: Japan “Must make constitutional reform a reality”
In an exclusive interview with the Sankei Shimbun, former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui expressed his opinion that Japan would have […]
Politics
Lee Teng-hui: “I had high hopes for Tsai Ing-wen”
In an exclusive interview with Sankei Shimbun, former president of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui offered his thoughts on Donald Trump’s election, […]
Politics
Transcript: Interview with Lee Teng-hui, Former President of Taiwan
Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui sat down for an interview with Sankei Shimbun Yasuto Tanaka on November 17 to discuss […]
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 […]
Politics
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
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 […]