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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 13, 2020
It's time to rethink the Japan-U.S. alliance
With Beijing making its presence known, Tokyo needs to assess what it needs Washington for, and what it can do alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020
Vladimir Putin's plea
The Russian president is scared, and he's probably right to be.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2020
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the global balance of power
Americans who hail a new era of global cooperation haven't been paying attention to what China is up to.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2020
What does China really want? To dominate the world
Stop debating Beijing's intentions and take Xi Jinping both seriously and literally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2020
Asia needs a megaphone
The region's rise demands attention to a broader cross section of its thinkers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020
Beijing and others aim to make the best of coronavirus geopolitics
As the world heads into uncharted territory amid the coronavirus outbreak, it is undergoing stark and dramatic geopolitical shifts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2020
The age of geoeconomics is upon us
A new trend is emerging: Countries are using economic strength to achieve a balance of power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2020
Is the world growing softer or just becoming wiser?
It is becoming slowly recognized that violence backfires and that soft methods, rather than harsh and confrontational measures and battle plans, now stand the best chance of stabilizing societies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2019
What’s really happening in the rest of the world
The conventional wisdom from the past 70-some years in Japan may no longer be conventional anymore.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2019
Japan needs a sister city strategy
There are numerous reasons why sister cities are increasingly important, including the promotion of trade and exports as well as attracting inbound tourists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2019
Ghosn, Meng and the dangers of 'arrested diplomacy'
The arrest of Carlos Ghosn has put Japan's justice system on trial in the world court of public opinion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2018
Putin's Saudi bromance is part of a bigger plan
Russia and China are making moves on America's illiberal allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2018
The environment and economy have become great power pawns
The new cold war has spread far from the geopolitical arena.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2018
Three reasons to fear another 'Great War' today
Those who believe globalization will bring peace should remember they thought that in 1914, as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2018
Who'll fill the global power vacuum Trumpism is creating?
China? Russia? No one?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
Promoting a new global optimism
In showing that the world has never been less violent, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker is at the forefront of the new outbreak of global optimism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2018
America's new threat is an axis of autocracy
Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s; now they are in a budding bromance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017
The false narrative of Realpolitik
U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on national sovereignty could stimulate global cooperation elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017
Mutual deterrence still matters
Today, as during the Cold War, mutual deterrence can save the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 4, 2017
'International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War' draws troubling analogies across history
Ko Unoki's overview of Japanese-U.S. relations from 1853 to 1941 is written for a general reader and as such is easy to read. However, the bulk of the book is disappointing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

Podcast

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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