The pace of China's military and nuclear weapons buildup has been unprecedented. Japan, Australia and South Korea especially need to stay alert to the risks.
Diplomacy has resolved none of the major issues with China. Japan needs its own counterespionage law and other measures if it wants to see results.
Japan, G7 countries, Australia, and EU call for respecting international law after China's Coast Guard and militia fire water cannons at a Philippines vessel.
China's massive Belt and Road initiative cost a trillion dollars and failed to achieve any goals. Now, Xi Jinping is recasting it as "small and beautiful."
In a forum designed for open discussion of diverse viewpoints, three gay Christian foreign teachers share the challenges of living in South Korean society.
"Today's ruling is about whether freedom of thought is guaranteed in South Korea," said Park Yuha, adding that her fight is not with the living comfort...
The PM's policy speech addressed many issues but failed to firmly address the nation's security and his tax cut proposal seemed designed to curry public favor.
Longtime scholar of Korean Peninsula issues, Professor Tsutomu Nishioka analyzes the challenges and progress in relations between Japan and South Korea.
"Fairness" becomes the keyword for all shareholders in Chapter 37 of Shin Ushijima's novel, Minority Shareholders, as a new law ushers the story to a close.
Taxpayers are frustrated at how politicians handle their money, from outdated taxes to pension uncertainties. But more importantly, they have solutions.
Savor the Japanese autumn and hot spring attractions with a relaxing steam train ride along the Oigawa Main Line in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The G7, representing around 40% of the world's GDP, could be the most effective challenger to China's hegemony on multiple issues, including economic coercion.