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John Lloyd
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019
Despite Brexit, I'm still proud to be a Brit
Britain can take real pride that a messy, fraught, passionate struggle over a fundamental principle of democratic and civic life is taking place within it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2019
Stop 2019 from being a year of increased state control
The predictions of democratic failure in the face of authoritarian power will come true only if publics allow it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2018
Expect 2019 to test global stability
For all the assurances that the world is getting better, there are huge geopolitical challenges to face and master to make that optimism real.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2018
Christian revivals around the world are prompted more by politicians than churches
Christmas is invariably the time for a grouch that neither Christ nor mas(s) feature much in a festival meant to rededicate Christian believers to the worship of the son of God. Materialism, especially for children, swamps, on this view, any reflection on the meaning of a Christian — or religious —...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2018
The prolonged torture that is Brexit
The only force that could save Theresa May's deal is the Labour Party, but hopes are very thin.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2018
History, ideology are back in polarized U.K.
The antagonistic visions of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn indicate a great disruption in the politics of the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
Two pioneers in the new politics
Britain's Boris Johnson and America's Alex Jones work to create and further the themes and dramas of contemporary populism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
Migrant misery, from Europe to the U.S.
Poor immigrants are finding the welcome mat missing almost everywhere they go.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2018
Italy's right to make the wrong choice
The Italian crisis is over, and has just begun.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2018
The EU's Italian nightmare
If the new administration in Rome keeps its nerve and will, it is committed to a strategy of confrontation with the union it helped found and now may destroy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2018
Modern Meghan radicalizes the royals
The newest member of the royal family champions the ideals and practices of modern feminism, anti-racism and high-profile charitable projects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2018
Trump's Iran nuclear decision ends era in U.S.-Europe ties
The U.S. president's renouncing of the JCPOA raises his scorn from America First to America Alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2018
In Russia, a long game for Alexei Navalny
Russia is likely to pass through a darker night than now before Vladimir Putin's determined opponent can claim leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018
Global takeaways from Trump's Davos speech
The U.S. president's speech was crafted for a kind of virtual togetherness — a merging of 'America First' with everybody else as partners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2018
What to do when liberals are the censors?
'Offense' and 'hurt' are central concepts in rising efforts on the left to curtail free speech.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017
Now, a different and darker clash of civilizations
Far right, anti-immigrant parties have a new ideology that poses grave dangers to liberal democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2017
Xi's new power won't stop dissent
The Chinese president's choice to strengthen authoritarian rule rather than loosen it will prove to be a large error, for himself, his country and beyond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2017
Europe's war of the nationalists picks up steam
Europe remains a battleground between nationalist forces, conventional governments and parties that cleave to broadly liberal positions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2017
Merkel's moral authority sets EU's direction
Germany's European partners now accept that Berlin is able to set and enforce the basic direction for the European Union — even if they don't like the policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
The problem with Oliver Stone and other friends of Vladimir Putin
U.S. film director Oliver Stone. Stone's four-part interview with Russia's president has been criticized for being a homage more than a questioning.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.

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