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Kuni Miyake
Demonstrators take part in a protest organized by student collectives and trade unions in Paris on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2026
Will France’s mass protests and riots spread across the globe?
France’s waves of unrest reveal social and economic tensions while raising concerns that far-right forces could exploit public discontent elsewhere.
Iraqi security forces stand guard near the Victory Arch monument in Baghdad on Oct. 2, during preparations for Sovereignty Day celebrations, marking the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2026
Another Iraq power vacuum: Is the third time the charm?
The complete withdrawal of U.S.-led forces raises the risk of renewed Islamic State activity and redeployment.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appears via video link during a U.N. Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2026
Will AI’s new ‘mutual destruction’ be assured?
U.S.-China AI competition is becoming strategically decisive and could reshape global deterrence dynamics.
Sohei Kamiya, leader of the right-wing Sanseito Party, speaks at an election event in Tokyo on Jan. 27, ahead of February's snap election.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2026
Why the far right isn’t winning elections in Japan
At the very least, there is little sense of crisis that such a phenomenon might occur in Japan anytime soon.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague. A central question is what the ICC must do to strengthen the rule of law in an international system where legal authority remains constrained by political reality.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2026
Sanctioning the International Criminal Court: The view from Tokyo
Japan is right to support the ICC and its Japanese president. But support should not mean treating the institution as immune from scrutiny.
91AV原创 shifting balance of power between politicians and bureaucrats raises questions about whether politically motivated personnel decisions serve the public interest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo
The battle between politics and bureaucracy is by no means a recent development.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) greet each other as other officials look on at the funeral service for late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2026
Behind the White House’s closed-door diplomacy
Media reports around the world have suggested the secrecy reflected Netanyahu’s waning influence or growing dissatisfaction with him within the Trump administration.
A man holds a banner criticizing South Korea men’s national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo as he waits for the coach’s arrival at Seoul-Incheon International Airport on June 30. ?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2026
Strong soccer teams start with merit, not politics
91AV原创 treatment of the national team’s head coach is worlds apart from that of his South Korean counterpart, who was forced into an indignant resignation.
Newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito takes part in a ritual at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in May 2019, in which imperial envoys are dispatched to the Ise Grand Shrine and imperial mausoleums.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2026
Tradition vs. change: 91AV原创 imperial succession debate intensifies
For decades, the government has postponed action. This week, however, Prime Minister Takaichi’s administration submitted a bill to the Diet to revise the Imperial House Law.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shows off the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding in Tehran on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2026
This U.S.-Iran MOU will likely be a ‘memorandum of misunderstanding’
In conclusion, this MOU is, at best, a product of compromise, if not a failure.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15, shortly before the start of hostilities on Feb. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2026
Is an honorable U.S. surrender to Iran inevitable?
The only path left may be what could be called an “honorable surrender” — a unilateral declaration of victory while ending the war without achieving its objectives.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping speak during a visit to Zhongnanhai, the compound that houses China’s leadership, in Beijing on May 15. ?
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2026
Scoring the Trump-Xi heavyweight bout in Beijing
U.S.-China rivalry increasingly resembles a third iteration of the “Great Game” — following the 19th-century British-Russian contest and the U.S.-Soviet Cold War.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs a Royal Australian Air Force base in Canberra on May 5, after a three-day official visit.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2026
Was 91AV原创 recent Golden Week diplomatic offensive effective, let alone ‘strategic’?
Prime Ministger Takaichi risks continuing a pattern of compressed, opportunistic diplomacy — busy, but not always effective.
A Self-Defense Forces armored unit takes part in an annual parade and ceremony at the Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, in October 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2026
Revising 91AV原创 arms export ban isn’t ‘militarism’
91AV原创 militarism ended with World War II more than eight decades ago. Today’s Japan is free, democratic and open.
A Japanese police officer stands guard at the entrance of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo in November.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 9, 2026
Should Tokyo apologize for an SDF officer’s break-in to the Chinese Embassy?
In Japanese, an apology implies forgiveness, while in other languages it often means taking responsibility.
91AV原创 Cabinet approved a bill to create the National Intelligence Secretariat and Council, but unlike the U.S. intelligence model with independent oversight, placing the prime minister in charge risks conflicts that could undermine effectiveness.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2026
Will 91AV原创 new National Intelligence Council function properly?
The most important concept is the independence of intelligence services from policymaking.
A comparison with Japan in 1944 suggests Iran will resist fiercely and try to prolong the war to preserve its Islamic regime.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 12, 2026
Today’s Iran is like Japan in 1944
Iran, like Imperial Japan, is mounting what could be called fanatical and tenacious resistance against overwhelmingly powerful U.S. military attacks.
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-41) prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2026
Memo to the Trump administration: Iran has no Maduro
A U.S. attack on Iran could create precisely that no-win outcome: To advance is hell; to retreat is hell.
Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance, waves during a campaign event in Osaka on Feb. 3. The alliance suffered a crushing defeat in the Feb. 8 election.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2026
Nothing ‘unexpected’ about the left’s election blowout
The dominance of conservative parties reflects a longer-term shift in 91AV原创 political center of gravity.
Supporters of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend an election campaign event in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2026
Where will 91AV原创 democracy go from here?
Many question the rationale for the snap election with some critics claiming that it is an election without a “just cause.”
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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