A deeper connection with the Global South is imperative for Japan, the author argues, to help counter the dependence on China and Russia for economic security.
Decarbonization technologies are important, but the anti-ESG movement offers a chance to rectify unrealistic investment decisions and simplistic thinking.
Japan's plan for releasing treated water from Fukushima Daiichi meets international safety standards. China can't say the same about its own tritium releases.
Prime Minister Kishida also hailed a "new era" in relations with South Korea when he met President Yoon at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
At the NATO meeting in Lithuania, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for closer cooperation between the Self Defense Force and friendly armies.
The Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor "sister park" pact highlights the potential for nations once at war to cultivate peace through cooperation — but concerns remain.
Shinzo Abe led Japan and became a force to be reckoned with among world leaders for his sense of crisis and strategic vision to address it.
Former PM Yoshihide Suga reflects on Shinzo Abe, the transformative legacy he left postwar Japan, and shares his thoughts about carrying that legacy forward.
The IAEA has given approval to Japan's Fukushima water release following a thorough scientific probe shared with the public in a report delivered on July 4.