Politics & Security
July 1, 2020 Marks the Death of Hong Kong
On June 30, the National People’s Congress (NPC) — the legislative body of the Communist Party of China — […]
Politics & Security
Japan’s New Ambassador to the Vatican Has A Mission — and It’s Not Just About Religion
On June 12, the foreign ministry announced that OKADA Seiji would succeed the Catholic NAKAMURA Matthew Yoshio as [&
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Galwan Valley Clashes Should Prompt India to Throw Out Its China Strategy
The clashes between Indian and Chinese troops at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh along the LAC (Line of Actual […]
OBITUARY | Shigeru Yokota: Torchbearer for Japanese Effort to Rescue North Korea’s Abductees
Shigeru Yokota spent over half of his 87 years fighting for his daughter to be rescued after she […]
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Asia is Now the Global Geopolitical Center, It’s Time for an Indo-Pacific Charter
Two months after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, on August 14, 1941, the heads of government of the […]
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INTERVIEW | Representative Sonam Frasi: ‘Tibet’s Never Been Part of China. That’s Our Reality.’
Human rights in Asia, highlighted in the 2019 coverage of the treatment of Uighurs and democracy protests in Hong [&he
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To Protect the Future, Hold China to Account
In the winter of 2002–2003, the deadly SARS coronavirus exploded out of China’s “wet-blood” wildlife markets. SARS infec
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[Asia’s Next Page] India, Japan Must Shift Strategies to Get U.N. Security Council Seat
With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is i
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Japan Should Create Suprapartisan Advisory Panel on China Policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Japan visit as state guest has been postponed. The decision is natural as it is [&helli
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EDITORIAL | Outrageously Wrong for Philippine President Duterte to End Military Pact with the U.S.
The Philippine government has decided to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States that stipula
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China Influences WHO Amid Coronavirus Crisis, and Guess Who’s Partly Responsible for That
I live near one of the top five sightseeing spots in Kyoto. For the last 10 years or so, when […]
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INTERVIEW | Hanjin Lew: Human Rights, Intelligence Sharing Will Help Repair U.S.-ROK-Japan Alliance
Credit: 우리공화당LIVE (First of 2 Parts) The relationship between Japan and South Korea is often said to be at [&hellip