Special Reports
What Abe Wants From ‘Unconditional’ Meeting with North Korea’s Kim
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently vowed to “unconditionally” meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, br
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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
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China’s Belt and Road Initiatives Come with Geopolitical Risks, Says U.S. Think Tank
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), to which Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed, would not only expand China’s
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A Weakened Britain is the Number One Target for Chinese Business
There was amazement in London when Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson was summoned to Number Ten Downing Street and as
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China is Ahead in Quantum Cryptography Experiments, and the World Has to Keep Up
China has made the development of quantum technology a national priority. Although many countries are engaged in the f
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EDITORIAL | Amid Sri Lanka Bombings, Japan Should Lead Countries vs Terrorism
A string of terrorist bombings targeting churches, luxury hotels, and other sites was perpetrated in Sri Lanka on East
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EDITORIAL | Japan and Indonesia Should Go Forward in Tandem as Maritime States
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo was reelected to a second term in office as the Southeast Asian nation’s top politic
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The F-35A Crash Has Grave Implications for Japan’s National Security
Speculations over the crash of an F-35A stealth fighter jet belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on [
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‘China is Not a Confident Nation’ — Curtis Chin, Former U.S. Ambassador to the ADB
Former United States Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Curtis S. Chin, now an Asia fellow for the [&hel
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Is the World Watching As China Brutally Suppresses the Freedom of Uighurs and Tibetans?
Last March 13, China yet again blocked the proposed initiative of the United States, Britain, and France to have [&hel
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Japan Must Be Prepared for a Crisis Looming Large in the Western Pacific
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These e
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Why Do We Let North Korea Go On with Empty Promises of Denuclearization?
The United States military says there has been a “palpable reduction in tension” on the Korean Peninsula, despite the