China is gaining a foothold in Europe via an increasingly authoritarian Hungary. Beijing has wooed it with investment, and the affection seems to be mutual.
We have seen COVID-19 gradually weaken in Japan over time. It is now time to move into a new and healthy future, without the pandemic-fueled burden...
It is time for the Quad to jointly question and oppose China's relentless attempts at land and maritime territorial grabs.
The execution of four prisoners, including a member of parliament, is a clear sign that the military’s repression is becoming more severe.
Much of North Korean diplomacy seems to be done ad-hoc. “It is person-based,” said Swedish Ambassador Jonas Michael Wendel in an online symposium in the UN....
Ukraine “has brought together the threats from Russia and China and changed the world,” says French journalist and China expert Pierre-Antoine Donnet.
They share the concern that China might be plotting to use force to annex Taiwan and change the status quo in the East China Sea and...
Russia is controlling its liquefied natural gas supply for political ends. It becomes imperative for Japan and Europe to pursue safe nuclear and other energy sources.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened that “Lithuania would be swept into the trash bin of history” just for recognizing Taiwan’s office.
Japan and the European Union have similar approaches to peacekeeping that can become the basis for cooperation in their regions and beyond.
Japan aims to emit virtually zero greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide by 2050, according to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s first policy speech on...
All of us like to receive compliments. The Japanese, I have noticed, particularly enjoy hearing praise from foreigners. Compliments in newspaper articles are especially...