PM Kishida handed off the G7 presidency to Italy's Giorgia Meloni for 2024 while the two confirmed cooperation on global hotspots and issues on February 5.
Veteran journalist Yoshihisa Komori compares the foreign policy approaches of the likely candidates for the 2024 US election and the implications for East Asia.
In his policy speech, Prime Minister Kishida focused on restoring public trust, but left understated the severe security environment Japan faces today.
United Nations Security Council resolutions forbid transactions with North Korea involving arms or military technology. Russia is brazenly violating all these.
A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, PPP lawmaker Tae Young-ho has committed to accounting for the North's abductions victims.
The international community must not sit idly by and watch North Korea continue its provocations, with backing from Russia and China.
South Korean scholars Lew Seok-Choon and Lee Wooyoun discuss shifting perceptions on the comfort women issue and the court case against Professor Lew.
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.
South Korea nominated Cho Tae-yul as foreign minister. He is a shrewd politician like Yoko Kamikawa and China wants to keep them from forging a strong...
Durable international ties depend on shared values and material interests, and for democracies, the foundation of such is ultimately individual liberty.
Missile launches by North Korea have driven South Korea to seek to expand its deterrence capabilities based on the US nuclear umbrella. Japan must do the...