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Simon Tay
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2016
Renewing Taiwan's 'pivot' to Southeast Asia
The success of Taiwan's effort to boost its ties with ASEAN nations will depend on the condition of cross-strait relations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 11, 2015
If Japan can really say sorry
If Japan can really say sorry for its wartime actions, it will help the entire region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2014
China's regional vision gathers momentum
Few welcome Beijing as the Middle Kingdom, but many must recognize that China is increasingly the region's central economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2014
China need not dominate new bank for Asia
If America's allies — and even the U.S. itself — would join China's initiative for an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing could not dominate it as some fear.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 5, 2014
Lack of compromise delays trans-Pacific trade
American and Japanese officials should take a look at the clock ticking in their Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. Their failure to compromise thus far on key points is affecting the whole region.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2014
Strong leaders in an increasingly fragile Asia
Stronger leaders are finally in place in fragile Asia — leaders who can deliver domestic reform and economic growth. But if these leaders assert their strength against each other or vis-a-vis the U.S. over security matters, regional stability could be upended.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2014
Why ASEAN has not condemned Thailand
It is not a given that ASEAN won't condemn Thailand's recent military coup. At present, though, most neighbors regard the events as an internal matter while more than two-thirds of Thais surveyed report being happier now than before the intervention.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2014
The real victims of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar
Myanmar's opening attracted much interest not only from Asian neighbors but also from those in the West that once considered the country a pariah.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2014
Regional reactions to the protests in Vietnam
Reversing China's oil-drilling activities in a part of the South China China also claimed by Vietnam may be asking too much. But it will take more than Washington's finger wagging to convince Beijing that there is real cost against taking further steps.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2014
Color-coding won't explain mess in Thailand
Recent developments in Thailand may put paid to the international media's tendency to make sense of the protests by describing the 'red shirts' as representing the poor and the 'yellow shirts' as the elite.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2013
Asia's (re)invitation to Obama
Mr. President, congratulations on handling the domestic crisis of the government shutdown and debt ceiling. The problem will recur, but most see you as a winner for holding your ground. Now, about that trip you canceled to Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2013
Making do without Obama
More attention has been given to U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to cancel his trip to Asia because of Beltway politics than to what the regional ministers did without him.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2013
Indonesian woes, ASEAN problems
Some fear Indonesia is heading for crisis as second-quarter growth dropped below 6 percent. But the recent appointments of top policymakers offer hope.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2013
China, ASEAN at crossroads
Rising tensions in the South China Sea have roiled ASEAN-China relations. Yet there is now agreement to begin consultations on a Code of Conduct.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2013
'Abenomics' stirring optimism in Southeast Asia
Even if Abenomics succeeds, there is no return to the days when Japanese invested in ASEAN for cheap land and labor, and dominated the region with little competition.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2013
Asia's developing frontier with Latin America
As the U.S. economy struggles, trade within the Forum for East Asia and Latin American Cooperation has grown 20% on average in a decade.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2013
Southeast Asian leadership without hegemony
Whether it is the United States now, or China later, Asia is searching for a model of regional leadership that goes beyond the hegemony of any one power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2013
ASEAN-China good will hunting
Clues to the character of China's new leadership have emerged from their interaction with other Asians. A greater confrontational posture with Japan looms.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 12, 2013
A revived Japan must adjust its ASEAN business sights
If resurgent Japanese companies return to Asia looking for the strongmen, cheap land and low-wage labor of old, their expectations will be frustrated.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2013
The message Asians hope Abe will say to Obama
Neither Japan nor China can give up its claims to the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, but stoking up conflict in today's world economy would hurt them both.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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