Terrible memories of the atomic bombing endure yet predictions are that Japan's national strategy of vigorous diplomacy will show the way to reconciliation.
Modernizing the 1,000 year history of hina ningyo, Kyugetsu crafts dolls that reflect the mood of that year. What did they create to represent this year,...
We need to keep a careful eye on the Biden administration’s Asia policy. China is an authoritarian state bent on maritime expansion.
In the Japanese idiom, ‘the season of politics had given way to ‘the season of economics.’ The political watchwords of 1960s Prime Minister Hayato Ikedawere ‘tolerance...
How long will it take before Japan looks back on the Trump presidency with nostalgia? It may happen sooner than you think. If...
The bill seeks to strengthen Taiwan's defense capabilities to suppress China's hostility, but some within the Biden government express reservations about it.
Loosening the tariffs even in a limited way would amount to implied tolerance for China’s continuing unfair trade practices and hegemonic activities.
NATO says China is striving to subvert the rules-based international order as Yoon Suk-Yeol and Fumio Kishida meet for the first time in Madrid.
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The families said the US President’s expression of unwavering support “will send a powerful message to the international community."
A better relationship between the US, South Korea and Japan is essential. That requires an end to senseless demands for compensation from a previous era.
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