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Mary Ellen Klas

Europe seeks to end U.S. tech giants' hold on digital infrastructure

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Robin Berjon

Beware China’s ‘gray-zone’ activities on Japanese soil

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Sze-Fung Lee

Lessons from the past: The geopolitical significance of historical precedent

Every generation believes that it is living in an unprecedented era with unique challenges. But time and again, the same patterns and motivations...

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Jacques Attali

Fixing immigration without sparking xenophobia

As I wrote recently in these pages, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's new Cabinet-level panel, led by Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, will...

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Edo Naito

Beware China’s strategic distortion of reality

During the Qin Dynasty over two millennia ago, a powerful official named Zhao Gao brought a deer before the emperor and proclaimed it a horse. When...

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Stephen R. Nagy

Will artificial intelligence turn Japan’s ‘irreplaceable treasures’ into slop?

When a United Nations report warned that Japan’s storied animation sector was in danger of potential collapse, you’d be forgiven for thinking the...

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Catherine Thorbecke

How Japanese does that bowl of ramen need to be?

One of my favorite London restaurant districts is about to welcome an outpost from a storied ramen chef — news that makes me nostalgic for New York...

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Howard Chua-Eoan

Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?

After another banner year in which he hit 55 home runs, stole 20 bases and his pitching arm helped the Dodgers win back-to-back World Series,...

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Salil Tripathi

Nuclear tests and a legacy of harm in the Asia-Pacific

Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines when he told the Pentagon to resume testing of U.S. nuclear weapons, citing his concerns that...

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Maxime Polleri

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant

Japan is a country where everything has a recognizable mascot, from tourist sites to the Tokyo police force. But one of the most beloved is soon to...

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Gearoid Reidy

Xi’s balancing act: Competition abroad and discipline at home

Beijing’s calculated use of rare-earth export controls has again become a key instrument in its competition with Washington. By imposing licensing...

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Naoko Eto

How Takaichi can make 'Abenomics 2.0' succeed

“We’re doing God’s work.” This was how former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein once tried to justify the record high bonuses he and his fellow...

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Want students to thrive? Lock up their phones.

Mary Ellen Klas

Europe seeks to end U.S. tech giants' hold on digital infrastructure

Robin Berjon

Beware China’s ‘gray-zone’ activities on Japanese soil

Sze-Fung Lee

Lessons from the past: The geopolitical significance of historical precedent

Jacques Attali

Fixing immigration without sparking xenophobia

Edo Naito

Beware China’s strategic distortion of reality

Stephen R. Nagy

Will artificial intelligence turn Japan’s ‘irreplaceable treasures’ into slop?

Catherine Thorbecke

How Japanese does that bowl of ramen need to be?

Howard Chua-Eoan

Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?

Salil Tripathi

Nuclear tests and a legacy of harm in the Asia-Pacific

Maxime Polleri

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant

Gearoid Reidy

Xi’s balancing act: Competition abroad and discipline at home

Naoko Eto

How Takaichi can make 'Abenomics 2.0' succeed

Jesper Koll