COVID-19 dominated every facet of our news and daily lives from the end of January. Here we look at the international friction that clung to the...
~This is a human rights issue, and no amount of ‘expressing concern’ or ‘observing the situation’ will help. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga needs to lead...
~Among the 53 largest economies, Japan ranks second in Bloomberg's COVID Resilience Ranking, just narrowly behind the leader, New Zealand~ Which is the best...
~The majority of Japanese citizens are justifiably concerned about Chinese behavior.~ Japan’s official response to provocative public statements made by Chinese State Councilor and...
Resetting Washington’s ties with Beijing cannot afford the cost of pulling back on the firmness of dealing with a revisionist China, particularly if U.S.’ Asian alliances...
~It is high time that the Japanese government criticizes China in more forceful terms. ~ The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC),...
With the Biden Administration possibly taking over in the U.S. in late-January 2021, capitals across the world are trying to reach out to the...
The Japanese government has started to ease its restraints on entry, exit, re-entry and return to Japan from particular countries and regions. Vietnam...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen instructed the defense and foreign ministers and other senior administration officials at a meeting of the National Security Council on October...
Japan and the United Kingdom signed on October 23 an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which “opens a clear pathway” to the latter’s membership in...
This is a grave situation that cannot be brushed off as a bad joke. On October 13, the United Nations General Assembly voted...
On that day in 1911 an uprising against the ruling Qing Dynasty, which broke out in the city of Wuchang in the Yangtze River...