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Yoichi Funabashi
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 9, 2019
Dangers of a strategically expendable South Korea
It is terrifying to think of the continued risk of a deal between Trump and Kim that could leave North Korea's denuclearization incomplete.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2019
The 'black ships' from Asia
Japan is being leapfrogged by innovations from all quarters across Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2019
The battle over Huawei 'spyware'
The real aim of the American authorities is to address the security threat that Huawei poses to the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019
The world's think tank dilemma
Foreign influence-peddling and populist attacks on truth pose a threat to think tanks and to democracy itself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2019
Will China overtake the U.S. on the curve?
The entire world is now in the age of all-out competition with China — not only military, but also economic, diplomatic, political and in the field of intelligence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2018
The 'data gap' between the U.S. and China
The stakes are incredibly high in the 'great game' unfolding amid the digital geopolitics of the 21st century
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2018
Open regionalism in the Asia-Pacific
The present vacuum created by the lack of U.S. participation in the region must not be filled by China's growing sphere of influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018
A U.S.-China 'Plaza Accord'?
It seems highly likely that the current trade dispute between the U.S. and China will develop into a fierce conflict over currency and high-tech industries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2018
The crisis of the liberal international order
Trump's America is not the only threat to the LIO. Russia and China — and in particular China's geopolitical offensive — are both shaking its foundation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2018
How the world will look at mid-century
By 2050, the world will look very different than it does today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2018
Japan's decarbonization challenge
Japan should not pursue decarbonization as a duty, but rather as a means of improving its national energy security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2018
Toward a free and open Indo-Pacific
Trump's 'America First' policy clashes with his regional vision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 9, 2018
Control of battery resources is key to EV leadership
The rush is on to discover the next generation technology to succeed the lithium-ion battery, and China is scrambling to take the lead.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2018
The ongoing electric vehicle war
The battle for industry supremacy has just begun.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2018
Japan must pursue a strategic pivot to Asia
Japan should pivot to Asia by seizing the frontier opportunities of the 600 million strong ASEAN market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2018
China's embrace of digital Leninism
With 'social credit,' Beijing is seeking an inescapable political system in which citizens are completely loyal to the state
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2017
South Korea and the curse of geopolitics
THAAD dispute underlines the perils of over-reliance on China's market
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2017
The 'new battlefield': Oil sanctions on North Korea
Does China have the resolve this time to countenance the prospect of harming North Korea?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2017
Can we avoid the 'Thucydides Trap'?
When an emerging power attempts to supplant a hegemonic power in international politics, major conflict often ensues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2017
The TPP and global power
A historic opportunity has emerged for Japan to promote rule-making and trade liberalization with like-minded neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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