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The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

SEOUL – When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol abruptly declared martial law late on December 3, claiming that it was necessary to enable him...

Takatoshi Ito

TOKYO – US President-elect Donald Trump appears committed to imposing high tariffs on imports to the United States – or, at least, using the...

TOKYO – Japan’s general election has dealt a major blow to Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, whose ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and...

TOKYO – Nearly two months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his decision to step down, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is...

TOKYO – On August 14, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...