Coronavirus
Tokyo Registers Biggest One-Day Spike in New COVID-19 Cases, as Japan Aims for a New Normal
All around the world countries are facing the challenge of balancing a safe return to normal without strangling the econ
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Why Won’t Japan Ease Travel Restrictions on Taiwan?
Japan has lifted some of its restrictions on travel into and out of Japan which were imposed in order […]
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Free Nations Must Sanction China for Crushing Freedom in Hong Kong
Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress unanimously pa
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Call the Senkakus By Their Japanese Name, Assign Personnel to Live on the Islands
On June 22, the Ishigaki Municipal Assembly approved a resolution renaming an area it administers that includes the
Sports
Tokyo 2020 Games Will Be Simplified. Here’s What It Will Look Like
Debate seems to be the operating word for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and this was further confirmed [&
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Kim Jong Un in Serious Condition? Japan Should Be on Alert for Radical Change in Korean Peninsula
On April 20, CNN reported that, according to a United States intelligence official, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un wa
Politics & Security
4 Years After the Passage of New Security Law, Japan-U.S. Alliance No Longer One-Sided
March 29 marked the fourth year since the passage of a historic package that revised Japan’s national security law. [
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Postponed Xi Jinping Visit A Chance for Japan to Rethink Its China Policy
The governments of Japan and China on March 5 jointly announced the postponement of the state visit by Chinese [&helli
Sports
Amid Cancellation Speculation, IOC Preparing As Planned for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Says Japan
Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday, February 26, that the I
Special Reports
Debate Mounts Over Japan’s Approach to Ship Quarantine Due to Coronavirus
More than 440 passengers disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Yokohama Bay on Wednesday, February 19, aft
Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] Extraneous Japan Refrains from Supporting Hong Kong Protests
The Group of Seven industrial democracies, at their annual summit meeting in August, should have agreed to urge China to