China continues to take various retaliatory measures against Australia in the wake of Canberra’s call for an independent investigation into the origin of the novel...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
While the world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China — more than 450,000 deaths worldwide have been reported — Beijing’s...
[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
The China Coast Guard (中国海警局, CCG) is reportedly the world’s largest coast guard. Knowledge of its background and organizational structure is helpful to understanding the...
On June 30, the National People’s Congress (NPC) — the legislative body of the Communist Party of China — unanimously passed the Hong Kong National...
Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress unanimously passed and promulgated a draconian national security...
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their supply chains and political commitments from an increasingly...
In his review of past pandemics, historian Niall Ferguson has pointed out that unknown viruses could intensify existing tensions between social classes and between nations....
A little more than a week after the so-called “Hagerty Incident” — where presidential press secretary James C. Hagerty was mobbed at Haneda Airport...
Is Chinese President Xi Jinping a national salvation leader or an oppressive dictator? Xi clearly attempted to position himself as the former when China’s...
I distinctly remember feeling a chill of horror. I had never experienced anything like it in my 30 years of being a reporter. ...