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The Japan Times
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In Indonesia’s nickel belt, Chinese built smelters now produce roughly two-thirds of the world’s battery grade nickel at a capital cost 40% to 60%...

Ukraine finds itself at a delicate and dangerous moment. It will soon be four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion; the town of...

The U.S. and China may have called a truce on trade, but Beijing has other levers to pull should febrile relations deteriorate again. That’s a...

Timothy Geithner, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary who had extensive dealings with Japan over the course of his career, didn’t place much value...

The idea of taking out insurance against worst-case scenarios, mostly by cutting interest rates, became a popular choice among the world’s big...

Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi garnered attention this past weekend when he visited Yonaguni — Japan’s southwesternmost island that happens...

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s worth reflecting on the historical significance of a year that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally launched a Cabinet-level panel that she will personally chair to develop a new security strategy that covers...

Indonesia’s decision to honor former dictator Suharto as a hero is a stark reminder that authoritarianism’s appeal endures in Southeast Asia....

When an incursion of Russian drones forced Warsaw Airport to shut down recently, Poland immediately shot them down. When unidentified drones forced...

The U.S. plan for ending Russia’s invasion is a remarkable document. It rewards aggression and punishes the victim. In addition, it undermines the...

When Victor Gao, vice president of the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, declares that Japan’s constitutional defense reforms...

Like the air we breathe, peace does not typically command our attention until we lose it. That is why the study of peace is inextricably linked to...

Another climate conference, another failed climate conference. That’s the sense you might get from the anguished statements emerging at the close...

South Korea’s tariff negotiations with the U.S. emerged as an early test for President Lee Jae Myung’s “pragmatic diplomacy centered on national...
