A lesson in false equivalence
Following the United States does not mean following blindly; it means understanding that the CRINKs offer no alternative order worth …
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Japanese X is now America’s favorite corner of the internet
Japanese Twitter has been insulated from the culture wars and manipulation by foreign bots, one reason political discourse remains reasonably …
Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?
In the context of a sluggish economy and rising energy prices, affordable electricity is widely seen as a prerequisite for …
Paul Ehrlich's 'Population Bomb' never went off but did great harm
This isn't the world that Ehrlich, who died on March 13, envisaged when he published "The Population Bomb" in 1968
What Tokyo can learn from Kyiv’s war experience
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
Will Japan's new National Intelligence Council function properly?
The most important concept is the independence of intelligence services from policymaking.
War in the Persian Gulf means volatility in the global energy market
Japanese companies have long assumed a stable future energy supply. That assumption is no longer secure.
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China
Trade policy and national security are no longer mutually exclusive. We live in an age where they are increasingly interconnected.
Are video games and phones helping to reduce crime?
"More kids seem to be spending more time at home in their basements scrolling on their phones rather than out …
Health care can’t be the only job in town — but it is
Health care is a labor-intensive industry that's become more central to the economy as baby boomers retire.
Building the energy resilience ASEAN+3 needs
Strengthening energy resilience is not only an energy-policy priority; it is a macroeconomic imperative.
Iran conflict reveals cracks in U.S.-backed deterrence
No amount of foreign weaponry can substitute for a stable regional order built on cooperation, interdependence and rational economic incentives.
We’re all trapped in Trump’s 1980s worldview
Current events provide a vivid example of how Trump's failure to evolve distorts policy making.