China’s novel coronavirus epidemic could well become Xi Jinping’s greatest internal challenge. The epidemic’s economic and social ramifications are stretching beyond control and have...
The Chinese government has revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal correspondents in Beijing, effectively expelling them from the country. The move, which...
It may be natural for an authoritarian regime to cover up an inconvenient truth. For the reason of a column headline, China has expelled three...
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, the International Olympic Committee has been faced with the arduous task...
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging in acts designed to provoke Japan, Taiwan, and...
I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the last 10 years or so, when I go out during the day,...
After the 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War, then-German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) trumpeted the racist ideology of “Yellow Peril,” sounding an alarm across Europe. He fomented fear by...
A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan is spreading fast. As the epidemic has expanded within China, multiple cities...
A novel coronavirus has managed to spread like wildfire — both physically and in people’s imagination — since early in the New Year. It has...
China’s behavior will remain a key determinant of the level of U.S. attention China issues receive going forward. The so‐called “truce” in the trade war...
Japan, having entered the Reiwa Era from May 2019, must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fundamentals, one by one. In contrast to the 30-year...
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