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How should Biden engage China?

Commentary / World Jan 4, 2021

How should Biden engage China?

by Yan Liang

Complete rupture and a “cold war” with China is one possibility, while peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence is another and better option.

Jewish refugee's wartime escape from Nazis, aided by Japan diplomat, highlights unsung heroes

National / History Aug 10, 2020

Jewish refugee's wartime escape from Nazis, aided by Japan diplomat, highlights unsung heroes

by Magdalena Osumi

Around 300 people are believed to have traveled through Japan with visas issued by Yoshitsugu Tatekawa and other Japanese officials.

Swedish ambassador to Japan offers hints on making the best of paternity leave

General Jul 7, 2020

Swedish ambassador to Japan offers hints on making the best of paternity leave

by Junko Horiuchi

Pereric Hoegberg wants Japanese fathers to take a more active role in parenting.

Japan prods firms to leave China, affecting ties with Beijing and Washington

National / Politics | Commentary May 8, 2020

Japan prods firms to leave China, affecting ties with Beijing and Washington

by Mercy Kuo

The COVID-19 experience has left Abe with no choice but to step back from China’s embrace.

What will Tokyo’s postponed Olympics mean for Japanese politics?

National / Politics | Commentary May 8, 2020

What will Tokyo’s postponed Olympics mean for Japanese politics?

by Kristo Tamm

The possibility of the 2020 Games' cancellation and the economic fallout created by the pandemic could deal a blow to Abe’s legacy.

Diplomacy is another victim of the virus

Commentary / World Apr 29, 2020

Diplomacy is another victim of the virus

by Mihir Sharma

China’s “wolf warriors” are just responding to pressures that envoys everywhere are feeling in the age of social media.

Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China

National / Politics | Outlook 2020 Jan 2, 2020

Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China

by Reiji Yoshida

In the spring, President Xi Jinping is set to come to Japan, the first visit by a Chinese president in nine years.

Japan to seek talks with Lebanon over fugitive Carlos Ghosn

National Jan 1, 2020

Japan to seek talks with Lebanon over fugitive Carlos Ghosn

Japan is expected to speak with Lebanon through diplomatic channels about Carlos Ghosn fleeing Tokyo for the Middle East country, says a senior government official.

Japan pressed El Salvador to prevent Chinese influence over port

National / Politics Dec 30, 2019

Japan pressed El Salvador to prevent Chinese influence over port

The Japanese government prevented a Chinese corporation from getting operating rights at a port in El Salvador to be built with a concessional loan from Tokyo, diplomatic sources said Monday. The government warned of withdrawing its plan to provide ¥11.2 billion ($102 million) in official ...

Japan's year that could have been

Commentary / Japan Dec 26, 2019

Japan's year that could have been

by Stephen R. Nagy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guided Japan's diplomacy in 2019 with a steady hand.

How rare earth shocks lifted an upstart Australian mining company

Business Dec 24, 2019

How rare earth shocks lifted an upstart Australian mining company

by Melanie Burton, Yuka Obayashi and Aaron Sheldrick

Sprawled across a spent volcano on the remote edge of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia, the Mount Weld mine seems a world away from the U.S.-China trade war. But the dispute has been a lucrative one for Lynas Corp., Mount Weld's Australian owner. ...

Laboring under the illusion of a rules-based global order

Commentary / World Dec 23, 2019

Laboring under the illusion of a rules-based global order

by Brahma Chellaney

International law today is powerful against the powerless, and powerless against the powerful.

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