Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] National Diet Should Debate Constitutional Amendments During Recess
While the National Diet ended its ordinary session on June 17, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and
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A Look Into John Bolton’s 520 Days in the Wrong Room
The recently-released memoirs of United States President Donald J. Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bol
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘American Soldiers Witnessed Korean Comfort Women-Flowers of the War’ by Koichi Mera and Kiyoshi Hosoya
There is a new book out with original source information on Korean comfort women. American Soldiers Witnessed Korean C
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Shinzo Abe Pushes to Amend Constitution in His Last Year: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’
The regular session of the National Diet, which had been hard-pressed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, came [&
Special Reports
Maria Ressa: ‘We Hold Power to Account — That’s the Reason We Were Singled Out’
For reporters around the world, it was hard to miss the news that Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, […]
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Japan Decoupling from China the Best Thing That Could Happen to East Asia
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their suppl
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EDITORIAL | Pyongyang Must Not Be Rewarded for Its Latest Provocations
On the evening of June 16, North Korea blew up the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office in the city of […]
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[Speaking Out] Time for Japan’s Clever Strategy for Deterring A Wounded Dragon
In his review of past pandemics, historian Niall Ferguson has pointed out that unknown viruses could intensify existin
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Japan’s New Ambassador to the Vatican Has A Mission — and It’s Not Just About Religion
On June 12, the foreign ministry announced that OKADA Seiji would succeed the Catholic NAKAMURA Matthew Yoshio as [&
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Galwan Valley Clashes Should Prompt India to Throw Out Its China Strategy
The clashes between Indian and Chinese troops at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh along the LAC (Line of Actual […]
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Does India Still Have Doubts About China’s Territorial Ambitions?
The night of June 15 crossing over to the 16th in India’s eastern Ladakh border region changed a lot, […]
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Ruling Party Lawmaker Voices Rare Criticism of China in the National Diet
What happens in China is becoming more relevant than ever to Japan. First, it was the coronavirus epidemic. Then [&hel