The Chinese political activist Liu Xiaobo, 61, died on Thursday, July 13, after the government of China refused to let him seek treatment outside of...
China’s aggressive posturing in the ongoing Doklam plateau stand-off has clearly laid bare its claims of “peaceful rise,” which has been one of the oft-touted...
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, former special envoy of the United States for negotiations with North Korea, sat down with Sankei Shimbun’s Washington bureau chief, Yoshinari Kurose,...
This article—the last in a 4-part series—has been updated from its original version in the March 2017 issue of Seiron Magazine. Part 1: Comfort...
“There’s a tendency to underestimate North Korea’s capabilities for political reasons,” Jenny Town, a leading researcher from John Hopkins University in Washington DC, said...
These days, the word "bonsai" is getting more and more popular among foreigners. Recently there was "The 8th World Bonsai Convention" in Saitama City, and so...
It must be difficult to be the president of South Korea. That is what I thought while watching the news of former South Korean President...
In Saipan, a commonwealth of the United States, there is a bronze statue of a Japanese man that has been there since before the war. The...
Why did Korean fathers abandon their daughters without a fight? (Statue in Seoul, photo cr. Michael Yon.) Trouble is unfolding. Few people, outside Japan...
The Trump Era has officially begun with last week’s inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC. With the change of administration in Washington, there is deep geopolitical uncertainty...
Pete Hoekstra is a former congressman who served as chair of the House Committee on Intelligence from 2004-2007 and now serves as an informal adviser to...
“The International Community must Closely Coordinate Policies and Take Strong Action against The DPRK.” UN Imposes Tough Sanctions on North Korea, Moves to Link Abductions and...