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A vehicle from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, is deployed in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel.
COMMENTARY / World
U.N. peacekeeping is an essential multilateral tool for peace
By Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Ghana hosts a U.N. meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday at which international ministers are expected to strengthen their commitment to peacekeeping.
Then-U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-Hua (left) and Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping in New York in 1974. Kissinger died last Wednesday at age 100.
COMMENTARY / World
Kissinger had a profound impact on Taiwan
By Matthew Fulco
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shifted Washington away from Taiwan in favor of Beijing, catalyzing the island’s diplomatic isolation.
Shein, a Chinese-founded online fast fashion platform, has filed to go public in the U.S. in what could be one of the world’s biggest IPOs.
COMMENTARY / World
Chinese are making a killing everywhere but in China
By Shuli Ren
China's companies are racing to reap the benefits of entering the U.S., while also running away from a crowded and competitive local market.

EDITORIALS

Ethnic Ta'ang National Liberation Army fighters stand guard at a check point in the town of Namhkam in Myanmar's northern Shan state on Nov. 10.
We must stop Myanmar’s descent into a failed state
Myanmar is at a crossroads and needs international support to prevent a collapse amid increased fighting.
EDITORIALS
Kishida is in trouble, but he’ll survive — for now
EDITORIALS
Biden-Xi meeting long on symbolism, short on substance
EDITORIALS
Can the world harness AI’s fire without getting burned?
EDITORIALS
The SDF has a big problem: Filling its ranks

COMMENTARY

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's far eastern Amur region on Sept. 13.
World
The China-Russia-North Korea triangle looks unlikely to last
By Yukihiro Hotta
Despite a recent raft of leaders' visits and a warming of ties, the three nations still have their own agendas.
World
Kissinger had a profound impact on Taiwan
By Matthew Fulco
World
Chinese are making a killing everywhere but in China
By Shuli Ren
Japan
Being a listed company in Japan is losing its luster
By Gearoid Reidy
Japan
Kishida’s puzzling decision to ax his human rights adviser
By Sam Baron
World
The Gaza cease-fire is a major military victory for Hamas
By James Stavridis
World
We already know what will happen at COP28
By Lara Williams
Japan
When we abandon language to AI, we abandon our humanity
By Eric Margolis
World
India’s G20 presidency is marked by a dawn of new multilateralism
By Narendra Modi
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The quest to re-create what the Japanese ate 1,300 years ago
Tokyo Healthcare University professor Takayuki Mifune explains how he is trying to re-create bonito broth from 1,300 years ago.
Unusual names can complicate life in Japan. Now parents are being reined in.
Yuuki Matsumoto, formerly Yuni, at his residence in Yokohama on Aug. 24. Japanese children with unconventional names can face societal and practical challenges unique to their country and its written language. Matsumoto, 24, was bullied over his name to the extent he dropped out of school, and had it legally changed this year.
Kishida denies media report of ties to Unification Church
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
Philippines says Chinese boats 'swarming' reef in South China Sea
Chinese vessels gather near Whitsun Reef in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday. The Philippines said Sunday that more than 135 Chinese "maritime militia" vessels were "swarming" the reef.
Aurora observed in Hokkaido for first time since 2003
An aurora is observed in Bihoro, Hokkaido, on Friday.
The wild card in Taiwan’s election: Frustrated young voters
Pedestrians cross a street in the Zhongshan district of Taipei. Many voters on the island, especially those in their 20s and 30s, say they are weary of geopolitics and yearn for a campaign more focused on their needs at home.
U.S. to deploy powerful new missile launcher to Indo-Pacific in '24
The U.S. Army's prototype Mid-Range Capability system, known as the “Typhon” Strategic Mid-Range Fires system, is seen in this image released in July following its successful launch of a Tomahawk missile.
Tokyo’s new venture capital hub aims to boost ties among investors
A coworking space at Tokyo Venture Capital Hub
Prominent Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow flees to Canada
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow is released in June 2021, after serving nearly seven months in prison for her role in Hong Kong's 2019 anti-government protests.
How Japan's renewable underestimates are impacting Asia's energy transition
A truck unloads tons of coal inside a warehouse in Tondo, Metro Manila, in 2016. Independent show ample potential for renewables in Japan and Southeast Asia.

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Tokyo Healthcare University professor Takayuki Mifune explains how he is trying to re-create bonito broth from 1,300 years ago.
The quest to re-create what the Japanese ate 1,300 years ago
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