Upping the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, China just moved its southbound military and civilian flight paths provocatively closer to its neighbors.
Chinese media criticism of Japan's defense budget is sadly ironic. It's the CCP's military expansion and unilateralism that pose the greatest challenge to Asia.
Amid New Year tragedies and political turmoil, we believe that Japan has the strength to transform trials into stepping stones toward greater heights in 2024.
PM Kishida's days are numbered. With domestic scandals and international challenges, predictions are for a female prime minister to be considered for the job.
With pivotal elections in Taiwan and the US and China's hegemonic promises, predictions are for turmoil that requires democracies to demonstrate firmer resolve.
2024 was originally to be a crucial window for the CCP's so-called "reunification with Taiwan," but predictions are that mounting problems could interfere.
To safeguard Asia's peace and security in 2024, the free world must bolster alliances to push back China's expansionist agenda and forced sphere of influence.
Supervisor Shinichi Kitaoka and editor Jun Iio examine the political upheavals of the Heisei era, shedding new light on the past 30 years of Japanese politics.