For Yoshiyuki Sagara's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
With its strict restrictions on people’s movements, the country has faced a critical test in staging the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Health crises, such as the ongoing pandemic, are a national security threat just like major disasters and armed attacks, and preparation is vital.
By donating vaccines and sharing knowledge, Tokyo has a role to play in leading the region out of the pandemic.
Japan has a part to play in preventing the spread of infections and stopping the coronavirus from mutating.
China has taken the lead in becoming a cashless society.
Involving think tanks and holding 10-year evaluations, the country will be better equipped to face disasters and pandemics in the future.
As Japan struggles to find a way to resume normal life and international travel, a lesson could be learned from Taiwan's approach.
As the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on, countries are now looking at how to allow travel in a bid to help their economies recover.
MOSCOW — The Russian government, with its solid hold on power, has invariably gotten away with poor performance, inefficiency, corruption and widespread violation of political rights and civil liberties. Polls consistently demonstrate that the Russian people are not deluded: They routinely respond in surveys that ...
SINGAPORE — In India, a potentially huge economic and social crisis is in the making, involving extensive rewriting of recipe books to exclude a favorite ingredient. Onions are in short supply and their prices have risen by 80 percent, too expensive for many Indians ...
