Mar 12, 2009
Japan has entered a season of grand strategising. Government commissions, business associations, leading foundations, and academic working groups are all developing blueprints for a new, 21st-century Japanese role in the world.
Jan 10, 2009
Cute cartoon characters belie growing militarism in Japan.
Nov 24, 2008
Political realignment in Japan is causing its leaders to rethink its relationship with the rest of the world.
Sep 18, 2008
Northeast Asians wage war over history.
Jul 11, 2008
The World Bank’s new Climate Investment Funds will do nothing to help the climate; they’ll just give the bank more clout.
Jul 2, 2008
Japan is obsessed with the North Korean abduction issue. A new book by a U.S. defector sheds light on this obsession.
Jul 2, 2008
How will strange abductions from Korea figure in the transformation of Japanese foreign policy?
Jul 2, 2008
The disarmament movement is poised to make great strides in the next few years. Much may depend on Japan.
Jun 27, 2008
The private-jet perk is – literally and figuratively – a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.
Apr 18, 2008
FDRs campaign against economic royalists lived onand triumphedafter his death. But not where he would have expected.
Apr 14, 2008
Northeast Asia heaved a sigh of relief at the latest news of a breakthrough in the nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
Mar 31, 2008
The Pentagon is restructuring its bases in South Korea. Welcome to the future of the U.S. global military presence.
Mar 14, 2008
Violence against women, violation of local autonomy, and contamination of the environment are all part of the U.S. military footprint in Asia.
Mar 10, 2008
A look at how to effectively petition to bring troops home from Iraq.
Mar 10, 2008
Nationalism is once again getting a makeover.