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K-pop stars should be allowed to love

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Juliana Liu

Will Japan become the world’s next leader in AI?

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Mickey Mikitani

This is not the way to make housing more affordable

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Conor Sen

The cautionary tale of Yoon Suk Yeol and the ‘abuse of power’

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

So what does it mean to be properly English?

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Rosa Prince

China proves skeptics right about export controls

For a couple of decades now, Pacific Forum, the think tank that I work for, has run programs to promote acceptance and use of strategic trade...

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Brad Glosserman

Komeito and CDP form new party, but doubts linger over political viability

The Japanese political world is in a frenzy, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expected to announce on Monday her intention to dissolve the Lower...

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Edo Naito

The ‘Great Game’ enters uncharted territory

I cannot recall a New Year holiday during which I felt less at ease than the one that ushered in 2026. Even in the opening days of the year, anti-...

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Kuni Miyake

Japan is right to rethink its immigration approach

The world can’t get enough of Japan. The feeling isn’t exactly mutual. Amid a surge in arrivals of both migrants and tourists, Prime Minister Sanae...

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Gearoid Reidy

Feminism’s failures and the secret to Takaichi’s success

Just three months ago, in October, Japan saw two historic firsts: Sanae Takaichi became the nation's first female prime minister and Satsuki...

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Waka Ikeda

Why is Putin silent on the capture of Maduro?

Russia’s patriotic bloggers and war correspondents — the group most supportive of the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine —...

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Why the challenge to Iran’s regime is different this time

Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the collapse of the country’s currency and surging inflation, with many calling for an end to the...

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Vali Nasr

Can Japan’s popular new leader beat the heat with a snap election?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly hates the summer. "It’s a state secret,” Koichi Hagiuda, a senior figure in the ruling Liberal...

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Gearoid Reidy

Silence won’t protect the Bank of Japan’s independence

In recent weeks, two seemingly unrelated developments have cast a revealing light on how central bank independence is understood in Japan. The...

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Kumiharu Shigehara