“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....
“[It is] a message that human rights are fundamental, and democracy is universal. These values are in contrast with what China says is ‘socialism with Chinese’...
With international pressure, China will find itself the loser as a result of its breach of Hong Kong’s guaranteed rights, arrests, and other human rights abuses.
Japan is the only G7 country that has not imposed sanctions against China Merely criticizing is the same as doing nothing.
The military has launched indiscriminate attacks on unarmed civilians. The United Nations Security Council, ASEAN, and Japan should step in.
Beijing’s new Hong Kong election system is designed to exclude those supporting democracy, making a mockery of the “one country, two systems” principle that the China’s...
On June 30, 2020, China’s national security law for Hong Kong took effect and overnight the freedom that the people of Hong Kong had previously enjoyed...
We must not forget that the actions these world leaders take to counter China’s quest for hegemony will be the true touchstone in this regard.
The U.K. has chosen to deepen its economic ties with Japan and other countries which share the values of freedom and democracy through the TPP. Japan...
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.
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team discusses the stories that continue to shape our outlook after dominating Japan’s headlines over the last year.
The American and Japanese media’s reporting and criticism of the root causes of the chasm in U.S. society are far off the mark. Far from healing...
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