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11th All-Japan Dance Club Champions Big Class

PHOTO AND VIDEO: Japan’s High Schoolers' Energetic Performances at 11th Super Cup Dance-Off

Sankei Shimbun August 19, 2018

By The Sankei Shimbun On August 17, the final...

U.S. South Korea War Games

Why China Wants U.S. Forces Out of the Korean Peninsula

Larry Wortzel August 19, 2018

(Conclusion) Part 1: Who Benefitted from the Trump-Kim Summit? Xi...

China's President Xi Jinping

Who Benefitted from the Trump-Kim Summit? Xi Jinping and China

Larry Wortzel August 18, 2018

(First of Two Parts) By Larry M. Wortzel China’s...

Should Japan Open Doors to Foreign Migrant Workers?

PERSPECTIVES | Should Japan Open Doors to Foreign Migrant Workers?

Sankei Shimbun August 16, 2018

By The Sankei Shimbun On July 24, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

LGBT People are Indeed Productive

A Response to Mio Sugita’s Remarks About ‘Unproductive’ LGBT Couples

Kumiko Takeuchi August 16, 2018

By Kumiko Takeuchi Lower house member Mio Sugita’s recent claim...

Shinzo Abe’s Constitutional Revision Bill Goes to the Diet in Autumn

Shinzo Abe’s Constitutional Revision Bill Goes to the Diet in Autumn

Takao Harakawa, Sankei Shimbun August 15, 2018

By Takao Harakawa Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared his...

The Indonesian Ambassador Arifin TASRIF

[NEIGHBORS] Ambassador Arifin Tasrif on Why Indonesians Are Flocking to Japan

Mizuki Okada August 14, 2018

How much do we know about our neighbors? A new series on JAPAN...

Ninja Shortage is Just the Tip of the Fake News Iceberg About Japan008

Ninja Shortage? That’s Just the Tip of the Fake ‘News’ Iceberg About Japan

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University August 13, 2018

By Jason Morgan The British have a term for it: “the...

Image Japan Space Probe Hayabusa2 Reaches Asteroid Ryugu003

3.2-Billion-Kilometer Travel: Japanese Explorer Hayabusa2 Reaches Asteroid Ryugu

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 11, 2018

By the Sankei Shimbun The whereabouts of Ryugu Castle...

U.S.-China Trade War

Trump’s Trade War Bullet A Direct Hit on ‘Dinosaur’ China

Hideo Tamura August 10, 2018

By Hideo Tamura The United States-China trade war holds something...

Liu Xiaobo Anniversary 004

Japan Honors Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo A Year After Death in Chinese Prison

Yoko Ishii August 10, 2018

By Yoko Mada July 13, 2018, marked the first anniversary...

Police officer gestures near the U.S. embassy in Beijing

China Jailing Japanese Citizens for ‘Espionage’ is Unacceptable

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun August 9, 2018

By Akio Yaita Two Japanese citizens were arrested in China...