A big international meeting of America’s allies will confirm Japan’s prime position as a...

Duncan Bartlett
Duncan Bartlett is no longer a contributor to JAPAN Forward. He formerly worked in Tokyo for the BBC.
~~ ~How does Japan cope? By avoiding the 3CsーClosed spaces, Crowded places...
~Women in Japan are sometimes regarded as having a lower social status than men....
Share prices in Tokyo are enjoying a boom. Investors impressed by the recent performance...
From left to right, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister...
Vehement nationalists in South Korea believe their country should have a new national anthem....
The U.K. has secured a free trade agreement with Japan, its first major deal...
Within the world of global finance, there is a high degree of interest in...
The President of South Korea Moon Jae In made some striking promises during...
Britain, the United States and Japan are warning of a worrying upsurge...
All of us like to receive compliments. The Japanese, I have noticed,...
Global companies cannot exit China. Nor can people suddenly stop buying goods which...