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Kuni Miyake
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 12, 2018
How Tokyo saw the U.S. midterm elections
Japan remains concerned about what U.S. President Donald Trump will do or not do next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2018
Seoul moves the goalposts yet again
If the South Koreans remain obsessed with the past and do not respect the rule-based international system, they are committing international political suicide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2018
From Shimoda Conferences to Mount Fuji Dialogue
It's high time for the people and the government of Japan to change the postwar approach, because endless discussions will never make a difference.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2018
A third gulf war? Unlikely but ...
Despite the current difficulties, the U.S. cannot discard Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
How much do we know about Saudi Arabia?
The Khashoggi crisis is the first and probably the biggest test for Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman as a leader of Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2018
Northeast Asia as seen from Okinawa
Tokyo will continue to be the capital that is most concerned about North Korean medium-range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018
Where ruining people is still considered sport
There are three human desires that are difficult to control in life that can ruin your family and yourself: power, wealth and sex.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018
Thucydides's fallacy, not a trap
The real question is not whether China poses a strategic threat to the United States, but whether Washington has a consistent and realistic strategy to deal with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2018
Putin's unacceptable peace treaty condition
The Russian president set a precondition Japan can't accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018
How much damage was done?
The real question for Tokyo now is where the Trump administration will go from here.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018
Killing the peace process with kindness
Washington must come back to the peace process as an honest and respected mediator. This is the best and probably only way to secure Israel's right to exist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2018
Paying tribute to a man of American dignity
On Saturday, Sen. John Sidney McCain III passed away. U.S. mainstream media, whether liberal or conservative, carried feature articles or broadcast special programs over the weekend to pay tribute to this great American statesman from Arizona. McCain was always original and unusual in many ways.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2018
Are the Uighurs one of China's 56 nations?
China's leadership must treat the Uighur minority with all the respect and fairness afforded other groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
Birds of a feather do fall out sometimes
Seasoned diplomats are much subtler and more prudent than badgers of the same stripe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2018
Strike while the iron is hot
Was the U.S.-North Korea summit a great first step for peace in Northeast Asia? Hardly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2018
The mother of all wars
The U.S.-Iran stalemate will continue, but don't expect the mother of all wars any time soon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018
Why do you keep silent, Mr. Xi?
China should not repeat Japan's mistake of underestimating the resoluteness of America.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2018
America's narcissistic national disorder
In the world of Donald Trump, there are enemies but no allies because he is so righteous and superior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2018
Stop the stupid trade game of chicken!
Washington and Beijing need to come to their senses before they ruin global trade system that has taken decades to build and maintain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2018
The empires strike back
If Russia and Turkey are born-again democratic empires in the modern era, what about Japan?
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
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