Japan could either legalize or enact stricter measures against marijuana. There is a world of difference between these two, so it must tread carefully.
'One China' means different things to Taiwan and China. Professor Watanabe examines why that is with perspectives from inside Taiwan, China, Japan and the US.
LegCo says it wants new economic development in Hong Kong. But after passing this draconian ordinance, the risk of arbitrary detention is a strong deterrence.
As Hong Kong changes under China, will Tokyo emerge as the next Asian financial center? It's stable with top-notch logistics and a highly educated workforce.
The new law introduces harsher penalties for vaguely defined offenses, raising concerns about arbitrary enforcement and escalating repression in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong leader John Lee is under orders from Beijing to enact Article 23, a national security law that prohibits vaguely defined acts of subversion.
The Nikkei average has hit new highs and the Bank of Japan finds itself holding too many equities. The challenge now is to return these to...
Police threaten Agnes Chow "will be pursued for the rest of her life" under their draconian security law. Her "crime": having fought for Hong Kong’s democracy.
Agnes Chow was challenging not the law, but rather the "rule of terror" gripping Hong Kong today under chief executive John Lee and the Chinese Communist...
Hong Kong released Agnes Chow from prison in 2021. She recounts her ordeal since, including a forced propaganda tour and her painful decision to leave the...
What is behind the growing number of Japanese and other foreigners detained under China's counterespionage law? The author provides several case studies.
The Kishida-Xi talks didn't touch on China's detention of Japanese nationals, the situation in the East China Sea or Beijing's military activities around Japan.