Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Postponed Xi Jinping Visit A Chance for Japan to Rethink Its China Policy
The governments of Japan and China on March 5 jointly announced the postponement of the state visit by Chinese [&helli
Sports
Amid Cancellation Speculation, IOC Preparing As Planned for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Says Japan
Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday, February 26, that the I
Special Reports
Debate Mounts Over Japan’s Approach to Ship Quarantine Due to Coronavirus
More than 440 passengers disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Yokohama Bay on Wednesday, February 19, aft
Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Extraneous Japan Refrains from Supporting Hong Kong Protests
The Group of Seven industrial democracies, at their annual summit meeting in August, should have agreed to urge China to
Politics & Security
Abe’s Cabinet Reshuffle Signals Push for Constitutional Reform, Grooming of Next Leaders
A wholesale reshuffle of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, announced on September 11, produced a lineup
Culture
EDITORIAL | The Order of Japanese Names Should Be Truly Japanese — the World Will Get That
When Japanese names are rendered with Latin letters — that is, “romanized” — the given name comes first and […]
Politics & Security
No Excuses, Prime Minister Abe Should Order Freeze on Consumption Tax
More than once this writer has come out with the view that the government should drop the planned consumption [&hellip
Culture
[SOCIAL WIRE] Twitter Users React to ‘Reiwa,’ Name of Japan’s New Imperial Era
With the attention of the entire Japan and a wider international audience already turned to the Chief Cabinet Secretar
Special Reports
‘Reiwa’ is Japan’s New Imperial Era
On Monday, April 1 at 11.30 am, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced Reiwa as the name of the new era [&hell
Politics & Security
Tokyo Must Lodge Strong Protest to Obtain Release of Japanese Unlawfully Detained in China
A recent series of outrageous editorials in The Global Times, an English-language tabloid affiliated with The People’s
Special Reports
Tokyo Symposium Pushes for Resolution of North Korean Abductions, Human Rights Violations
The powerful voices of the victims of North Korea’s four decades of human rights abuses rang clearly in Iino […