Japan

After the Great Lockdown will come the next Great Migration.

Japan’s new prime minister is the moderate face of a party dominated by its right wing.

The right lost the leadership elections, but a hawkish swing is still possible.

Convoluted voting and elite splits mean the top job is up for grabs.

The long-range weapon could strike South Korea, Japan, and U.S. bases in the region.

Tokyo’s long-standing, quiet diplomacy has built trust Washington lacks.

The leadership campaign is more concerned with China than the coronavirus.

With the withdrawal completed, Washington’s strategic shift can commence.

The Tokyo Games have brought a surge of nationalism and laid bare the methods of autocrats like Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Having a single host site would be a simple—and entirely traditional—fix for what ails the Games.

The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.

Tokyo-Seoul relations remain mired in bad history and petty insults.

Despite its worsening pandemic, Tokyo’s vaccine diplomacy has gained traction.

Thomas Bach has joined a long line of IOC chiefs who have been hated by everyone associated with the Games.

The gaffe-prone Japanese politician was the perfect vehicle for plausible deniability when signaling support for Taipei.

Backed by the G-7, Japan’s prime minister will likely go ahead with the games. How they play out will determine his survival.

With cancellation so prominent in Japan’s Olympic history, Tokyo 2021 has emerged as a cautionary tale.