Commentary

Currently ranked as the world's No. 3 city, Tokyo could top the list if it improves in three key areas.

The huge missing ingredient in U.S.-China trade deficit numbers is the business done in China by American companies.

Tokyo has some work to do to convince the region its strategy is not designed to contain China.

The upcoming inter-Korean summit is laden with complexity and uncertainty.

The energy sector's depletion of water resources is another major contributor to climate change.

Tokyo and Washington's mutual concern over China's growing military activities in the region trumps Japan-U.S. trade frictions.

Saying nothing about a possible imminent earthquake is not a viable option, and having no plan is poor public policy.

While free markets may have steered much of the world toward a wealthier, healthier future, placing our faith in Smith's "invisible hand" to win the fight against climate change would be a tragic mistake.

For all of his many other legal and political problems, is it possible that the U.S. president could be brought down by a porn star?

Chancellor Angela Merkel's line on the latest Syrian crisis is a smart compromise between domestic stability and loyalty to the U.S.

As long as tech's next big thing remains far in the future, the social network will maintain its monopoly status.