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ASEAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2021
Japan must rethink its Myanmar policy
As a regional leader, Japan has a particularly important role to play in shaping a democratic path for Myanmar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2021
Southeast Asia rebuffs U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, giving generals a lifeline
On Tuesday, ASEAN foreign ministers sought to balance calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi with avoiding any interference in the country's internal affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2021
Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks
The talks will come two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military removed Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government a month ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2021
Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks
The military has not given a time frame for a new election but it imposed a one-year state of emergency when it seized power so it would likely be after that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 3, 2021
Has COVID-19 killed Asia’s growth miracle?
Although the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, pursuing a strategy of insourcing or localizing production would be devastating.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2021
Japan to play placeholder role in Asia as Biden gets his house in order
Tokyo will be particularly interested to see how the next U.S. president tackles China, trade, regional security as well as its relationships with Southeast Asia and the two Koreas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2020
Biden should look to Obama's Asia-Pacific trade strategies
As president-elect Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration, the international community is anticipating how the incoming administration will approach free trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2020
RCEP has its limits when it comes to saving multilateral trade
The RCEP's real significance lies in China's participation. It is the first regional multilateral trade agreement the country has joined.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020
As Asia moves forward, the U.S. sits on the sidelines
Donald Trump's absence marked the third consecutive year in which he failed to show up for the annual ASEAN get-together.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2020
In first foreign trip, Suga faces test of diplomacy — and resolve on China
Many are keen to see how Japan's new leader will embody his vision for diplomacy in one of the world's most critical geopolitical arenas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2020
Taiwan's Tsai eyes regional cooperation to counter Chinese expansion
The leader said her island wished to contribute to an open, free region with a rules-based order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020
The Quad Security Dialogue in Tokyo: Who will join next?
The four foreign ministers basically echoed each other's positions and agreed to meet regularly. The real question, however, is who, if any, will join the Quad next.
Small Hokkaido town ranked most comfortable place to live in Japan
Asahidake in Daisetsuzan is located in the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, which ranked as the most comfortable municipality in 2024.
After U.S.-South Korea nuclear drills, North girds for ‘long-term’ faceoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits O Jin U Artillery Academy in the country on Friday.
Maestro Seiji Ozawa’s prayer for peace lives on in Hiroshima
Maestro Seiji Ozawa (center) lays flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in October 2005.
Unpacking Japan’s messy leadership election
The Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race is expected to have a record number of candidates.
Panasonic ready to start making next-gen EV cells at Japan plant
Panasonic’s 4680 cylindrical lithium-ion cell
Unpacking Japan’s messy leadership election
The Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race is expected to have a record number of candidates.
‘When I die, I would like to come back as a rice ball’
Few in Japan may be more passionate about the 'onigiri' (rice ball) than Yumiko Ukon, owner of an onigiri specialty shop in Tokyo's Otsuka neighborhood.
No talking, no eating, no standing: Inside sumo's ring purification ceremony
A sumo referee performs the dohyō matsuri, or ring purification ceremony, in January 2017 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Demand for Calrose rice rises amid Japanese rice shortage
Shuzo Fukushi, who heads Rice Meister Kojimachi in Tokyo, shows a bag of Calrose mixed with domestic rice at his store on Thursday.
Pasocom Music Club returns to the pure pleasures of the dance floor
Pasocom Music Club’s “Love Flutter” marks an important moment for Japan’s electronic community as project members Aoi Shibata (left) and Masato Nishiyama step into a role other artists once held for them — scene veterans who are inspiring the next generation.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
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