The year I worked in China, I gained a rather impressive 8 kilograms. It was a first in more than 50 years of existence. It...
In the aftermath of United States President Donald Trump’s first official visit to Japan, it is timely to ask what has changed since winning his...
Democracies around the world have commonalities in terms of their approach and consequent connection with the masses or the electorate. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
President Donald Trump salutes during a welcome ceremony at U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Aiea, Hawaii. Trump begins a 5 country trip...
We must prepare to be increasingly vigilant and undertake a hardline approach to diplomacy, commensurate with an abnormally centralized power and the destruction of the...
Until Doklam happened, from June 16 until August 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission, appeared totally in control,...
Dr. Monika Chansoria The tiny landlocked Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in South Asia is the latest victim of China’s burgeoning revisionism. China’s aggression in...
For months the administration of United States President Donald Trump has imposed “maximum pressure” on North Korea, both diplomatically and militarily, to stop its development...
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...
A Japanese illustration depicting the negotiations of the Treaty of Shimonoseki in April 1895. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Middle Kingdom and Empire of...
At their recent summit meeting in the United States, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. president Donald J. Trump reaffirmed that the Japan-U.S. alliance is unshakeable....
In an exclusive interview with Sankei Shimbun, former president of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui offered his thoughts on Donald Trump’s election, how Japan and Taiwan should respond...