List of Japan articles
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves at voters while campaigning for his Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming general election in Tokyo on Oct. 27. Japan’s Lower House Elections Will Decide Kishida’s Fate
A “revolving door” premiership would have consequences both at home and abroad.
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An art installation feature the phrase #ImmigrantsAreEssential in large white letters sits on the grass of the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Who Will Win the Global War for Talent?
After the Great Lockdown will come the next Great Migration.
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Fumio Kishida Fumio Kishida’s Principles Are About to Be Put to the Test
Japan’s new prime minister is the moderate face of a party dominated by its right wing.
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Fumio Kishida after being elected head of the LDP Japan’s Ruling Party Picks the Safe Option
The right lost the leadership elections, but a hawkish swing is still possible.
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Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates (from left to right) Taro Kono, Fumio Kishida, Sanae Takaichi, and Seiko Noda Japanese Prime Minister Suga Has No Clear Successor
Convoluted voting and elite splits mean the top job is up for grabs.
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North Korean missile launch New Cruise Missile Gives North Korea Lethal Capability
The long-range weapon could strike South Korea, Japan, and U.S. bases in the region.
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The Iranian and Japanese foreign ministers shake hands. Japan Is the Middle East’s Most Credible Player
Tokyo’s long-standing, quiet diplomacy has built trust Washington lacks.
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Then-Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga bows. Suga’s Rivals Are Scrambling to Succeed Him
The leadership campaign is more concerned with China than the coronavirus.
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Pedestrians pass a military propaganda poster in Beijing. China’s Neighbors Hope Afghanistan Pullout Means Pivot to Indo-Pacific
With the withdrawal completed, Washington’s strategic shift can commence.
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A Belarusian athlete arrives at an international airport. The Geopolitical Stakes of Olympic Perfection—and Defection
The Tokyo Games have brought a surge of nationalism and laid bare the methods of autocrats like Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.
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Actress Katerina Lechou lights the Olympic flame at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 BC, on October 24, 2017 during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Pathological Obsession With Moving the Olympics
Having a single host site would be a simple—and entirely traditional—fix for what ails the Games.
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Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe listen to families. How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the ‘Indo-Pacific’
The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.
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South Korean athlete runs bases at Tokyo Olympic Games. Japan Wasted a Golden Chance for Olympic Reconciliation
Tokyo-Seoul relations remain mired in bad history and petty insults.
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A medical worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines Are Japan’s New Tool to Counter China
Despite its worsening pandemic, Tokyo’s vaccine diplomacy has gained traction.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach waves the Olympic flag during the Closing Ceremony of Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on August 28, 2014 in Nanjing, China. The Long and Infuriating History of Bad Olympic Bosses
Thomas Bach has joined a long line of IOC chiefs who have been hated by everyone associated with the Games.
