Commentary

Behind the declining child population and the lingering income gap between Japanese men and women is the fact that husbands and wives do not take part in raising their children together.

The best approach for the U.S. now is to return to a greater focus on allies, partners and friends.

Are Japan's politicians are up to the test if the Senkaku Islands were seized?

A balance must be struck between reducing use of fossil fuels and maintaining a level of economic growth that can eradicate poverty and hunger.

China aims to establish a situation of de facto co-administration of the Senkakus as a stepping stone to vying for sole administration at some point in the future.

Engaging a far superior strategist in his drive against the West may be a gamble that Putin — and Russia — soon regret.

Blowing the whistle on state crimes is not a threat to national security; only to the reputation of ministers and generals.

Tokyo will be increasingly squeezed between demands from its ally and those from its top export market and driver of its economy.