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FOREIGN POLICY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2020
A more secure Africa is in America's best interests
Terrorism and outside influence threaten to derail the continent's hard-won progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020
Yes, Ukraine matters to the U.S.
Now that impeachment is over, we can get back to why keeping Russia at bay is a key element of foreign policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020
The president of Turkey versus the world
Recep Tayip Erdogan used to be a fairly competent strategist, but he has been in power too long and he has lost the plot.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020
America's debilitating obsession with the Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump is perpetuating one of the United States' most self-defeating habits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2020
An opening for Japanese leadership in the Mideast
Abe's rapport with the main players gives him an opportunity to play peacemaker.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2020
Trump is putting the credibility question to test
The longstanding academic debate over reputation and foreign policy is having real-world effects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020
The real China challenge
Japan has long struggled to find balance in its relations with Beijing; that effort continues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020
America's Iran policy spirals toward control
The U.S. is gambling that the death of Soleimani will deter further aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2019
Abe's foreign policy outlook for 2020
2020 promises to be a challenging year for Abe as Japan's top diplomat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2019
Three front-line nations drifting into chaos
Let's hope that Washington has enough wisdom to keep Ukraine, Turkey and South Korea on our side.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2019
Latin America's chaos is an opportunity for the U.S.
The U.S. needs to refocus on its own crisis-ridden hemisphere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2019
Trump's Indo-Pacific strategy at year two
The U.S. president's actions raise questions about his commitment to the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2019
The revival of U.S. isolationism
Trump heralds a return to the traditional stance of American foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2019
Ending a war isn't the same as winning it
If we can't restore the Japan-U.S. alliance, we must work to refine it together — maybe with a new administration in Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2019
South Korea, Africa and the EU: A strategy for the Abe Cabinet
A strategic vision is required to successfully meet the international challenges that the nation faces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2019
Impeachment could come with a foreign policy silver lining
It could rejuvenate America's image, tattered alliances and global leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2019
Wanted: U.S. leadership in Tokyo-Seoul feud
Quelling tensions between Japan and South Korea is critical for the U.S.' broader strategic objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2019
Trump's true foreign policy: chaos
It took 70 years to build the interagency process that brought structure and discipline to U.S. leadership. It took less than three years for one man to shred it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019
How to deal with the Trump tantrum?
The dichotomy of the Trump administration is here to stay.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2019
President Trump, we are confused
U.S. President Donald Trump must convince Japan and the world that he will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and that he remains committed to its allies in this part of the world.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

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