They failed to adopt a resolution condemning China’s human rights violations. Two parties tried to stop a law that would restrict foreigners’ acquisition of land near...
While Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that he hopes to see people sitting in the stands during competition, Shigeru Omi, the government's coronavirus adviser, has...
Japanese businesses find themselves in a tricky situation following the coup d’etat. But along with like-minded countries, Japan has an obligation to help the democracy movement...
“We don't want to go back to the system that we used to be in before,” says Kyaw Moe Tun referring to rule by military autocracy....
Japanese businesses face tough decisions on whether to stay or pull out, as Myanmar citizens oppose business activities and payment of taxes as supporting the military...
The military has launched indiscriminate attacks on unarmed civilians. The United Nations Security Council, ASEAN, and Japan should step in.
Japan, with its technology and infrastructure investment, is an integral part of India’s “Act-East Policy,” just like the ASEAN countries. Together they can help lift the...
The United Nations Security Council, where China and Russia hold permanent seats, should be shamed for failing even to reference the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution...
The Myanmar army’s shock when the military-backed opposition was utterly defeated is no excuse for its strong-arm tactics taking over the government and violating the rule...
The Myanmar people chose democracy, not military despotism in last November’s election. The military should immediately release Suu Kyi and stay out of politics.
There is concern that if diplomatic relations with China are established, Chinese infiltration of Palau, which has a population of less than 20,000, will proceed further....
~The nurturing of democracy in this nation of nearly 55 million people is critical if a “free and open Indo-Pacific” is to be realized.~ ...
