The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development will be held August 27-28 as Russia and China seek to extend their influence in the continent.
China’s United Front activities show its strategy to diminish Japan’s and Western influence while dominating Africa’s economy, politics, and education.
With donations of cat lovers pushing him forward, Dr. Toru Miyazaki is working to fulfill the hopes of healing the kidney disease felines commonly suffer.
China remains a top trade partner, so while all three share a common threat perception of the revisionist authoritarian power, they are realistic in their approaches...
A molecule discovered by a Japanese scientist in soil from a golf course, and developed by Merck, has since helped millions of people fight a variety...
The United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party penetrates into overseas Chinese communities, and shapes developing nations’ opinion, in concurrence with Chinese thinking and...
Diversity is a starting point, not a goal. As long as we have respect for one another we can discuss our differences, find common ground, and...
It is nearly four months since the entire world was struck by the deadly Wuhan virus. No country, region, or continent has been able...
China’s overambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (一带一路) is likely to hit a major financial roadblock. The Wuhan virus that has brought the entire world...
With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is it not time to reform the United Nations...
As the New Year 2020 begins, Rei (令) – the first character of the Reiwa era (dedicated to Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito) – has been...
Prior to hosting the G-20 Summit in Osaka in late June, the Abe government was considering proposing a set of rules for infrastructure investment...