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Hal Brands
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2018
The environment and economy have become great power pawns
The new cold war has spread far from the geopolitical arena.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2018
What Trump gets right in his spat with Macron
The U.S. president is correct that Europe could fall apart without the trans-Atlantic alliance, but he's the one who's endangering it
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2018
Three reasons to fear another 'Great War' today
Those who believe globalization will bring peace should remember they thought that in 1914, as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2018
A Democratic House can rein in Trump's foreign policy
Yes, it's only half of one branch, but they could do enough to put U.S. allies at ease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2018
Trump's tapped smartphone mirrors his foreign policy
China is smart to try to influence those who influence the impulsive U.S. president.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2018
U.S. needs a new way to deal with dictators
Alliances with nations that quash democracy and human rights are proving costly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2018
A U.S. retreat would make the Mideast worse
If the U.S. retreats from the Middle East, it will lose whatever restraining leverage it once had over allies and competitors alike and leave behind a more chaotic environment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2018
China — from vast market to enemy No. 1
U.S. Republicans, Democrats, unions and manufacturers are aboard the anti-China train. What about Silicon Valley?
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018
As world changes, Europe rethinks strategic dependence on Trump's U.S.
In 1776, the New World declared independence from the old. Today, it is the Old World that is declaring independence from the new.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2018
Turkey-U.S. tiff reveals deep NATO woes
Countries on the eastern flank still see Russia as an existential threat, but countries in NATO's south are more fearful of terrorism and migration flows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2018
China's master plan: a global military threat
From the East China Sea to Africa, Beijing is flexing its muscles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
Trump is right on China but wrong on tariffs
Unlike previous U.S. presidents, Donald Trump dispenses with the lie that economic growth will make Beijing a better global citizen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2018
Macron's Trump ploy didn't work for Abe
Give President Emmanuel Macron of France an A for effort — he is pulling out all the stops in his effort to manage the mercurial Donald Trump. Last week, Macron visited Washington for what was surely the handsiest summit in the history of French-American diplomatic relations, as part of his continuing...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2018
America's new threat is an axis of autocracy
Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s; now they are in a budding bromance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2018
For good or bad, Pompeo is the anti-Tillerson
Trump's foreign policy hasn't been the disaster that many feared, but he may still capsize the ship
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2018
The end of America's leaderless foreign policy
Attempts to steer the U.S. through global affairs by ignoring President Donald Trump have failed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017
Trump lost sight of his promising Asia vision
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent Asia trip shows the administration's approach remains self-defeating.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2017
America's new world order is dead
Russia and China were never willing fully to embrace the U.S.-led liberal order, which emphasized liberal ideas that were bound to seem threatening to dictatorial regimes.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
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