Sankei Shimbun

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Japan’s National Security Should Prevail over Politics in Okinawa

Dr Monika Chansoria November 9, 2018

Denny Tamaki was pronounced as the new governor of Okinawa after...

Japan-China Currency Swap Deal Undermines Trust Between Japanese, U.S. Leaders

Japan’s ODA to China—End of a Momentous Foreign Policy Failure

Yoshihisa Komori November 8, 2018

The Japanese government announced the end of its official development assistance...

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5 Reasons to Delay Japan’s Consumption Tax Hike

Peter Tasker, Arcus Research November 8, 2018

In 12 months’ time, Japan’s consumption tax is scheduled to rise...

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Freed Japanese Journalist Tells How Syrian Militants Have Spawned A ‘Hostage Business’

Kiyoshi Ouchi November 6, 2018

Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda was freed in late October after being...

Japan-U.S. BASEBALL

The Greatest Japan-U.S. Post-War Diplomacy? BASEBALL

Robert Whiting November 6, 2018

After the autumn visit to Japan by Major League (MLB) All-Stars...

South Korea

South Korea Breaches Rule of Law, Common Sense with Court’s Wartime Labor Ruling

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun November 6, 2018

A strong sense of revulsion is building within the Japanese government...

Japanese School Kids Learn English from AI Robots

Japanese School Kids Learn English from AI Robots

Taichi Hamakawa November 3, 2018

Leave it to a robot to teach English classes! The...

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Ex-Interpol Chief’s Wife Remains Secretive Amid Claims of Chinese Persecution

Mina Mitsui November 2, 2018

The wife of former Interpol president Meng Hongwei agreed to be interviewed...

Japan China Summit 2018

Shinzo Abe in China: Risky Move or Well-Thought-Out Strategy?

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun November 1, 2018

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced bilateral relations with China are “shifting...

Japan Imperial Wedding of Princess Ayako

Japan’s Princess Ayako Weds at Meiji Shrine

Sankei Shimbun October 29, 2018

Her Imperial Highness Princess Ayako, third daughter of Their Imperial Highnesses...

Chinese and Japanese flags flutter near Tiananmen Gate ahead of Japan's PM Abe's visit, in Beijing

Japan-China Currency Swap Deal Undermines Trust Between Japanese, U.S. Leaders

Hideo Tamura October 29, 2018

Shinzo Abe, the first Japanese prime minister to make a state...

A police officer checks the identity card of a man as security forces keep watch in a street in Kashgar

Oppression of Uyghurs in China Only ‘Gives Rise to Hatred,’ Say Their Families in Japan

Sankei Shimbun October 26, 2018

American human rights activists recently criticized the forced detention of over a million...