List of Japan articles
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GettyImages-680803832 Japanese Retail Giant to Stop Selling Ivory
But without a significant turnaround, elephants could be on their way to extinction.
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TWINSBURG, OH - AUGUST 3: Twins Gabriella and Isabella Belsito, 7-mos-old, prepare to take part in the Double Take Parade August 3, 2002 at the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images) Here’s Who Will Lament — and Celebrate — the Plummeting U.S. Birth Rate
There’s nothing like a good population crisis to stir up civilizational angst.
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Lee Jae-Yong (C), the vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, is escorted by prison guards as he arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his trial in Seoul on April 13, 2017. Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong attended second trial appearance over involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the ouster of former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) The Knives Are Out for South Korea’s Robber Barons
Business clans have dominated the country's economy for decades — but their time may finally be up.
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trumped allies Not Dazed, but Definitely Confused: Allies Struggle to Divine U.S. Policy
On trade, climate, foreign aid, and more, America’s allies wonder what U.S. policy is — and who, if anyone, can take America’s place.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 15: People protest outside the National Diet on June 15, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's controversial anti-conspiracy bill, to crack down on people planning terrorism and other organised crimes, is under debate in the upper house while there are concerns that it threatens civil rights. Prime Minister Abe's LDP and its allies have a two-thirds majority in both the upper house, and the lower house, where the bill was passed in late May. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) Japan Just Passed a ‘Brutal,’ ‘Defective’ Anti-Terror Law
It’s the latest country accused of sacrificing civil liberties in the fight against terrorism.
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Task_Force_38_off_the_coast_of_Japan_1945 China Won’t Hand the U.S. Navy Victory Like Japan Did
America should celebrate the anniversary of the heroic victory at Midway, but realize the next Pacific war won't be so easy.
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(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures next to US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of of Hungary Viktor Orban during a family picture during the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit at the NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Danny GYS (Photo credit should read DANNY GYS/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Is Playing the International Strategy Game Like a Novice Among Experts
An “America first” policy risks leaving America alone.
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mako The Princess Bride: Japanese Princess to Marry a Commoner
Japan’s latest royal wedding once again raises questions on the future of imperial succession.
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) talks with a German (R) and a Lithuanian soldier as he meets with US troops deployed in Lithuania, with representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and with soldiers of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battlegroup in Lithuania at the General Silvestras ukauskas Training Area in Pabrad? on May 10, 2017. US Defence Secretary James Mattis holds talks with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and defence ministers from the trio of Baltic NATO states where the alliance is deploying battle groups for the first time as tripwires against possible Russian adventurism. / AFP PHOTO / Petras Malukas (Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Offers New Story on Comey Firing; President Confuses the Navy, Conjures F-35 Mission Over Tokyo; More Afghan Trouble
Mattis Supports Turkey; Russia Buzzes U.S. Spy Plane; Germany Careful About Increasing ISIS Fight
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jaitley Japan and India to Strengthen Military Ties, Which Means … What for the United States?
The United States has long urged Japan and India to work closely together. Is that still the stance in the time of Trump?
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ROME, ITALY - MARCH 21: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets With Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at Chigi Palace on March 21, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Is Japan Moving to Revise Its Pacifist Constitution?
It might be. But that might not be as significant as changes already made in the country’s policy and perceptions.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) speaks as British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson (L) and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) listen during a security council meeting on North Korea at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 28, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington will push for a tougher global response to North Korea during a meeting Friday of the UN Security Council that will see China come under heavy pressure to rein in its ally. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Rex Tillerson Calls On U.N. Members To Tighten Vise On North Korea
China, Russia, and other powers voice fear that U.S. threat of military action may lead to miscalculation and war.
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shinzo abe Japan Wants to Revive the Trans Pacific Partnership Even Without the U.S.
Here's the thinking behind the decision.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes his seat for a meeting with his Japanes and South Korean counterpart at the World Conference Center February 16, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes his diplomatic debut at a G20 gathering in Germany on February 16, 2017 where his counterparts hope to find out what "America First" means for the rest of the world. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) 5 Questions That Underpin Rex Tillerson’s Asia Trip
Good diplomacy is often about answering the questions that aren’t formally raised.
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missiles 2 Japan, South Korea, and U.S. Begin Drills off North Korea
China is displeased.
