With each missile launch by North Korea that Beijing and Moscow refuse to condemn, the authority of the UN Security Council is undermined.
It is to New Delhi's credit that disparate voices came to the G20 negotiating table and aired their views, including China and Russia.
Sending a deputy instead of Foreign Minister Hayashi to the G20 meeting weakens the initiative to halt Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
If the nuclear arms race intensifies after suspending new START, Russia may fall behind the US and China, which surpass it in technological and economic power.
Using the Asian Games as a backdoor despite the war, the IOC seems determined to find a pathway for Russia to have its athletes compete in...
Critics are wrong to say Mr Kishida gives too much attention to Ukraine. Instead his powerful advocacy of the rules-based international order deserves applause.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recognizes the Ukraine crisis, yet is the only G7 country leader who has not gone to Ukraine as a show of unity...
At exactly one year since the start of the Ukraine War, international politics expert Andrii Gurenko shares his thoughts on the conflict and Japan's position.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked one year since the start of the war in Ukraine by pledging the country's commitment to protecting the rule of...
Politicians and defense experts, including from Japan, gathered in Germany to discuss Ukraine as North Korea fired another missile into the sea near Hokkaido.
"If Mr Kishida visits Ukraine in person, he will see the reality of the devastation" and encourage the world to provide more support, says the ambassador.
The military government in Myanmar does not listen to calls for dialogue. Meanwhile, thousands have died or been arrested, and one million have been displaced.