China’s position, policy and practices in the South China Sea have become counterproductive to its attempts to enhance its soft power and relations with Southeast Asia. Nevertheless it continues them and has even doubled down on its historic claim – which was rejected by an...
Patients are dying because drugs used in Europe and the United States are not immediately available in Japan. The situation cannot be overlooked. The government must resolve the problem as soon as possible. The time it takes for foreign drugs to become available in Japan — dubbed a “drug...
Off the coast of Malaysia, in one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, an explosion on board the aging oil tanker Pablo ripped off its deck like a sardine can and began a fire that sent dark plumes of smoke into the sky. It was a tragic accident that could have been a much larger...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told South Koreans that his heart hurts when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, as Seoul and Tokyo seek to mend ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea. Kishida’s bilateral visit on Sunday is the first by a...
Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting of ministerial directors regarding treated water to be released from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a person associated with South Korea’s Foreign Ministry told reporters Monday. At the meeting...
