Japan pharma industry opposes U.S. backing for vaccine patent waiver
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said it is concerned that noneffective products may circulate, and the risk of side effects could increase as well.
The 'Quad' has the potential to become a truly historic undertaking
Last month, U.S. President Joe Biden invited the leaders of Japan, Australia and India to join him online for a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (“Quad”). Under the Trump administration, the foreign ministers of the Quad countries had convened twice since 2018, but the March 2021 ...
The global impact of Hideki Matsuyama's historic Masters triumph
Tiger Woods says Matsuyama's one-stroke win over American Will Zalatoris for the green jacket will resonate worldwide.
Is the 'Asian century' really here?
Some regard the current crisis as a tipping point that will accelerate Asia’s global resurgence. They point out that Asian countries managed the pandemic better than the West did.
Wallabies coach views 'berserk' Japan market as threat to Australia
A slew of established test players are already playing in Japan, including Wallabies captain Michael Hooper on a sabbatical.
The need to deepen fusion with Australia, Japan's second ally
The two nations face significant common challenges, from China's regional aggression to growing nationalism in the United States.
Moon must stop daydreaming about North Korea
The Biden administration should not, and most likely will not, repeat the same mistakes the Trump administration made vis-a-vis North Korea.
Japan and Argentina U-24s to play pair of friendlies in late March
Japan's prospective Olympic men's soccer team will gear up for the Tokyo Games by hosting two friendlies against their under-24 counterparts from Argentina in late March, the Japan Football Association said Monday. With Japan having effectively halted the entry of nonresident foreigners to combat the ...
Clubhouse won over Elon Musk. Now it’s conquering the world.
With its stunning emergence this year, Clubhouse has already become the biggest U.S. social-media success story in nine years after the Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat era.
How the big COVID-19 rebound keeps getting delayed, a bit
The next couple of months are going to be tough. The rosy prognosis for things to really get better has been shunted to the middle of the year.
A strong Japan-U.K. alliance needed to counter China
The U.K. should focus on cooperation with like-minded states like Japan to handle what could be shaping up to be this century’s biggest security challenge — China.
The WTO has elected former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as director general, filling a slot that had been vacant for half a year.
