List of Japan articles
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An aerial view shows the leveling of whole city blocks in Tokyo after U.S. incendiary bombing raids in 1945. The Forgotten Bombing
Eighty years on, the focus on the atomic bombs overlooks the impact of the Tokyo air raid.
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A man bundled in a puffer coat and scarf is seen from behind as he stands in front of a TV monitor, watching a news broadcast. The broadcast shows a video of a missile launching into the sky, with text beneath in Korean. The Century’s First Missile Crisis Is Coming in Asia
Washington can take steps now to avoid a catastrophe.
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An illustrations shows a TV with a heart on it atop a tiered wedding cake. Small figures scramble up the sides of the cake toward the TV. Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policy’s guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
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A grid of 12 book covers showing new fiction releases The Novels We’re Reading in January
From dystopian Korea to colonial Taiwan.
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A photo of the Nippon Steel logo. Biden May Have Scuttled More Than Just A Steel Takeover
The blocking of the Nippon Steel bid for U.S. Steel has angered Tokyo and opens the door to politics as economics.
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An illustration shows candidates in many of the global elections mentioned with Olaf Scholz and Justin Trudeau dominant. Elections to Follow This Year
Trump’s victory in the United States has raised the stakes for key global races, from Canada to Cameroon.
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A composite photo illustration showing Pikachu as a spy in the Pentagon. The Great Pokémon Go Spy Panic
How a global hit sparked digital paranoia inside U.S. intelligence.
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Employees work on a production line at a factory. Washington Is Getting Economic Security Wrong
Competition with China is based on false premises.
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An older man with a cane stands next to a stone lantern as a woman uses a walker on a gravel path past a kamikaze plane. Trees surround the path. The Enduring Resonance of the Kamikaze Pilot
Japanese tourists flock to sites remembering the young men who crashed into Allied warships.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19. Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
Growing East Asian involvement shows that Putin’s war has already gone global.
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The fictitious leaders of the G-7 gather for a dinner at their annual summit in this still from the Rumours movie. Diplomacy That Goes Bump in the Night
A dark comedy explores what happens when the G-7 leaders are literally and figuratively lost in the woods.
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People walk beneath a tunnel through a building on an elevated walkway. On the side of the building is a large screen showing a news screen with a photo of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Japan’s Chaotic Politics May Shake East Asia’s Stability
Hard losses for the long-dominant LDP make Tokyo’s plans uncertain.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 21. The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay
The group has found its stride, but its centrality to Indo-Pacific security is not assured.
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New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives for a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Sitting on a Political Fault Line
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is torn over the pursuit of national power.
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A grid of book covers for 12 books released in October including Mina's Matchbox and The Coin. The Novels We’re Reading in October
Familial wealth and intrigue, from Japan to Palestine.
