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Kuni Miyake
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2019
Weighing the impact of Korea and Taiwan crises on the region
The endgame of the latest war game simulation was neither rosy nor promising.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2019
Tragedies over the trade spat with Seoul
Japan needs a realistic strategy for South Korea that will bring Seoul back into full engagement over security issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2019
Is John Bolton our last hope?
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is on the same page as Japan when it comes to North Korea, but his hawkish Iran stance is cause for concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2019
What a difference a day makes after the G20
Should the third but potentially only symbolic U.S.-North Korea summit eclipse the significance of the Osaka G20 summit?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2019
The fourth Rome versus the neo-Persian empire?
We should not underestimate the will and power of the Iranians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2019
Is U.S. attention on the Mideast yet again?
Tokyo should strive to not let U.S. policymakers' strategic attention be diverted from East Asia to the Middle East yet again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2019
What's not happened since May 35, 1989
The West badly misread China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square incident.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2019
Falling short of a 'NATO' for the Indo-Pacific
Don't expect the establishment of an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization anytime soon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2019
Is Trump's state visit only ceremonial?
It's high time for Japan and the U.S. to elevate the level of strategic discussions to a practical and enforceable dimension.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2019
The Showa Era is growing distant
University students seem less concerned about war on the Korean Peninsula than their 1970s counterparts even though the chance of conflict is greater.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2019
U.S.-China trade talks as seen from Tokyo
The longer the showdown between the world's two biggest economies persists, the more divided into two digital economic blocs the global economy will become.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2019
Will Trump's 'art of the deal' work with China?
Don't expect an early end to the U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2019
On the last day of Heisei
Although what Japan achieved during the 30 years of Heisei was significant, it will not be enough to solve the problems in the Reiwa Era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2019
'Hawkins of Arabia'
Tokyo should not spare its efforts to make its security partnership or alliance with Australia as substantially mutual as possible.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2019
Two Chinese women indicted in America
It's high time for Tokyo to review the nation's postwar era of utopian pacifism and to seriously consider a new era of counter-espionage measures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019
What does Reiwa really mean to Japanese?
It's not the government but the people of Japan who ultimately signify the era of Reiwa, not the other way around.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2019
The most famous person you've never heard of
Tokyo needs a strategic thinker/planner like the late Andrew W. Marshall and politicians who listen to his or her analyses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
Time for America to see the real world
America's endless political battle over Russiagate is eclipsing other important national and international matters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019
U.S. version of 'one country, two systems'
Is it time for the U.S. to reintroduce the 'fairness doctrine' to prevent the media from broadcasting extreme views?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019
What does the 'Indo-Pacific strategy' mean?
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy is now the official policy of Japan and the United States, but few people understand what it comprises.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.

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