

EDITORIALS
Editorials
Government clarity needed as Japan eyes border reopening for tourism
The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems ready to explore a more permissive policy to begin a return to normalcy and the economic rewards that come with tourism.
Editorials
A new president, a new opportunity for Japan-South Korea relations
Signs are encouraging for Tokyo. Throughout the presidential campaign, Yoon Suk-yeol criticized sitting President Moon Jae-in for letting Japan-South Korea relations deteriorate.
COMMENTARY

Brad Glosserman
In Asia, Biden’s good work and best intentions can only go so far
U.S. President Joe Biden’s five-day trip to Japan and South Korea will be judged a success.

Kuni Miyake
Biden's diplomatic brinkmanship on Taiwan's 'strategic ambiguity'
There is no doubt that Joe Biden's remarks that the U.S. would defend Taiwan were not part of a "gaffe" and were very deliberate.
EDITORIALS
Editorials
The U.S. Fed navigates a difficult path, with much resting on its success
The market plunge is a vote of no confidence in the Fed’s ability to safely navigate between competing imperatives: controlling inflation and keeping the economy growing.
Editorials
The war in Ukraine and Russia's threats have given policymakers and publics reason to believe that nuclear arsenals contribute to national security.
Editorials
Japanese officials favor a weak yen because companies earn higher profits. But Japanese businesses now rely increasingly on foreign production, which limits the value of a weaker yen.
Editorials
Tokyo should use its influence and its political capital to persuade countries sitting on the fence on the Ukraine war to join it and support a global order that is under attack.
Editorials
Hold Russian soldiers and their leaders accountable for war crimes
As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.
Editorials
A cause for concern: China diplomacy targets Pacific nations
Governments that fear Chinese encroachment in Oceania and elsewhere should do more to address the issues that worry the residents of those nations and win favor in regional capitals.
Editorials
It’s past time for Japan to look clearly at relations with Russia and acknowledge Moscow’s behavior for what it is: empty rhetoric, tactical tricks and bullying.
Editorials
Justice in Ukraine depends on our actions, as well as Russia’s
The foundational principles of international law are the sovereignty of states, the equality of states and the inviolability of borders. Russia’s invasion has trampled on those pillars.
Editorials
Prime Minister Kishida responded positively to Yoon's victory, reciprocating his desire to put the bilateral relationship between Tokyo and Seoul back on track.
Editorials
The West, and the world, has united to oppose the invasion of Ukraine. While many leaders deserve credit for helping to forge this coalition, Biden deserves a good deal of the credit.
COMMENTARY
Giovanni Mastrobuoni
Algorithms use patterns in data to predict future behavior, including that of criminals, making them ideal for helping law-enforcement agencies fight crime.
Farhad Manjoo
The leading ideas from lawmakers are variously unworkable, unconstitutional, irrelevant and unserious, and many of them betraying a profound ignorance about how the internet actually works.
Mark Leonard
What is most off-putting is the way that Europeans tend to universalize their own experience, often assuming that what is right for them is right for others.
Lisa Jarvis
It’s still early, but contact-tracing efforts and analysis of the virus’s genome offer hope that this outbreak can be contained.
Curbing exports of wheat, maize and other staples only drives up prices for those who can least afford it.
Brian Wong
Understanding the extent of Chinese public support for Russia
The Chinese public is purported to overwhelmingly be on Russia’s side amid the invasion of Ukraine, but there is little appetite for China to play an active role.
David Fickling
Climate won Australia's election. Wielding power will be harder.
Voters have identified their issue. Whether new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can deliver is an open question.