Prime Minister Kishida praised the courage of Ukraine, just as Xi Jinping pledged "eternal friendship" with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
One month after the devastating earthquake, Syria is not getting as much help as Turkey. A civil war makes it unreachable by international aid organizations.
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan commented on war crimes in which at least several hundred children were taken from Ukraine and forcibly made Russian citizens.
South Korea and Japan both highlighted the promotion of freedom, peace and prosperity, based on liberal democratic values, terms not heard often enough in Asia.
Japan's Prime Minister hopes a summit in his home city Hiroshima will lead the world away from the path towards destruction.
The author provides insightful analysis regarding Japan's approach to immigration, refugees, and foreign workers, which he describes as "restrictive."
With each missile launch by North Korea that Beijing and Moscow refuse to condemn, the authority of the UN Security Council is undermined.
It is to New Delhi's credit that disparate voices came to the G20 negotiating table and aired their views, including China and Russia.
China is brazenly conducting marine surveys in Japan's EEZ near the Okinawa Trough. Japan must counter China's assertions with better data.
A Mainichi Shimbun article portrays Japan as a distorted society with severe gender inequality. But the author's bias is evident from the cherry-picked data.
The issues are difficult, but President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea shows courage in floating a new proposal to end the acrimony with Japan, says Mr...
For Bangladesh, Japan has been one of its closest development partners since its independence. Now as its economy grows, a new infrastructure push is needed.