Is this nomination for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Japan, as one writer suggested, simply to exile the Chicagoan as far away from D.C. as...
Despite repeated statements about Japan being the linchpin of U.S. Asian policy, that is not indicated by the nomination of Rahmbo Emanuel as ambassador.
Harris should have attempted to understand the history of Japan’s wartime past without applying the easy filter of the DC-Tokyo establishment line.
South Korea’s President Moon Jae In says North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un is an honest leader who longs for peace and development. However, his attempts...
“Megumi, I want to take your place if it means you could come back to Japan.”
Penetration of Japan is deeper and higher up than many believe. It is also easier. Chinese are able to blend into the population in Japan and...
With the Biden Administration possibly taking over in the U.S. in late-January 2021, capitals across the world are trying to reach out to the...
Ahead of the upcoming presidential election in the United States, our correspondent in Washington reached out to former Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty in...
I have something, as a Japanese, to be grateful to both Mr. Donald J. Trump, a Republican, and Mr. Joseph R. Biden, a Democrat. It...
Suga’s China Challenge The new prime minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, takes office at a time of extraordinary geopolitical change. Although Suga has reiterated...
Yoshihide Suga became prime minister of Japan on Wednesday, September 16, in an election in the National Diet to replace Shinzo Abe, who resigned for...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on August 28 that he would depart as prime minister earlier than expected for health reasons. It was a...