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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2022
How Australia revived the political middle
The outcome of Australia's federal election in May should help to dispel the cynicism that leads many to think that politics never changes anything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2022
Re-examining the basis of Kissinger’s strategic approach to China
Henry Kissinger laid the diplomatic groundwork for U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China 50 years ago, but the jury's still out on whether his appeasement policy has worked.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2022
Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit
In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2021
Russia’s Communist Party comeback
Amid all this silencing and persecution of anti-government voices, an unlikely group has survived and become the Kremlin's only real opposition: the Communist Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2021
A test for Kishida as South Korea’s presidential hopeful calls for new partnership
A traditional Korean conservative, Yoon Seok-youl is a skeptic of North Korea who supports business and wants to lighten the regulatory burden so that it can innovate and flourish.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2021
Is the world ready for a more powerful Xi Jinping?
Xi Jinping is being elevated to a status in China equal to that of Mao Zedong. Along with that role is a consolidation of power that should be more worrisome.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's Communist Party to wrap up key meeting as Xi strengthens power
The event is expected to lay the ground for what analysts widely expect to be a third term for the leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2021
Shutting down historical debate, China makes it a crime to mock heroes
Under a new law, China has zealously prosecuted even the perceived slander of communist figures, broadening Xi Jinping's campaign to dominate party orthodoxy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2021
China is close to dominating the world stage
Recent global matters all see China deeply involved, even when its name isn't mentioned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Oct 1, 2021
How Kishida can avoid becoming another revolving-door prime minister
The new LDP president will focus on expanding his power, implementing policies that benefit the electorate and ensuring success in the upcoming elections before widening his policy window.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2021
Kishida's longevity as prime minister hinges on November general election
The jury is still out on whether Kishida's campaign promises — boosting lower- and middle-class incomes and drawing up a COVID-19 economic assistance package — will resonate with the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2021
Japan faces big problems. Its next leader offers few bold solutions.
The country's governing party, with a stranglehold on power, bucked the wishes of the public to select a moderate mainstay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2021
Is the Chinese Communist Party returning to the 'communist' path?
To address a sense among the public that economic unfairness is a growing problem, Xi Jinping announced his 'common prosperity' policy aimed at correcting the country's income disparity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2021
As election nears, German conservatives raise specter of left-wing rule
Behind in polls just days before Sunday's vote, Angela Merkel's would-be successor is warning that Social Democrats, if victorious, would let the far-left into power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Hong Kong’s nonelection is momentous and meaningless
An 'election” devoid of genuine debate or competition is a momentous sign of the lack of genuine democracy Hong Kong can expect in the future. It is also meaningless.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2021
Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ drive triggers a rare debate in China
Competing viewpoints in China's tightly controlled media space point to internal confusion over just how far Xi plans to go in reining in 'disorderly capital expansion.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2021
Can Pax Sinica replace Pax Americana?
Now, China is one centennial down — and, according to President Xi, it has achieved its first goal. Is the 'China Dream' within reach?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2021
The great COVID-19 stonewall of China
Beijing has been doing everything in its power to prevent an independent forensic investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2021
Is capitalism just a phase? China struggles with the math
Communist ideology declares that capitalism is just a stage in human society, and that party leaders are the architects of the future there to look beyond this phase.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2021
Prosecutors to reinvestigate ex-PM Shinzo Abe over funding meals for supporters
Receptions were hosted at two luxury hotels in Tokyo between 2013 and 2019 on the eve of government-sponsored annual cherry blossom viewing parties.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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