Opinion

Prime Minister Kishida responded positively to Yoon's victory, reciprocating his desire to put the bilateral relationship between Tokyo and Seoul back on track.

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.

In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently told the U.N. that the U.S. is releasing its information on a possible Russian invasion “not to start a war but to prevent one.”

The Kishida administration will be better served by concentrating on and building upon positive developments with the United States.

There are fears that China will use COVID-19 protocols to affect competitions, disqualifying some athletes to ensure the “proper” outcomes.

With Putin's Ukraine actions, he wants nothing less than a rewriting of the rules of international order and must be resisted.

China's declining birth rate looks almost impossible to reverse, a trajectory with profound implications for its economic and social prospects.

The year's performance is a good sign as the TSE prepares for a restructuring in early April that is intended to revitalize corporate governance and attract global investors.

Japan should make products that it and the rest of the world need so that the nation is considered an integral partner.

In recent years, new dangers have emerged such as pandemics, the threat to vulnerable supply chains, cyber attacks and the undermining of democracy.

Central bankers balance two priorities: prices and employment. Unfortunately, a slowing economy generally reduces employment, which means that those two priorities compete with each other.