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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is sinking in the polls under intense criticism over his handling of the Tokyo Games. And yet, he may still get over the line in national elections this year.
The G-7 nations, which include the US and UK, form the foundation of the modern global economy.
Look back in anger – and forward with better policies.
Even when there’s no pandemic underway, the local economy may take a hit.
No sightseeing, cheering, singing or (at least officially) sex. This is what an Olympic Games during a pandemic could look like.
Japan is going through its fourth wave, testing rates are low and case numbers are climbing. Now athletes aren’t happy with the IOC’s plans to protect them.
The majority of Japanese people are opposed to the games going ahead, but there’s more to the decision to hold the Olympics than public opinion.
Why do nuclear plants produce radioactive water – and what happens when that water gets into the ocean?
The spy alliance has had the same membership for more than 60 years. That could be about the change.
How Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government handles the games may just determine its fate in elections this year.
Anyone who wants to market to ‘Zoomers’ needs to do their research first.
The U.S. is broken up into 50 states, plus territories like Puerto Rico and Guam, and a federal district, Washington, D.C. Most other countries have smaller parts too.
The Chichu Art Museum, on the Japanese island of Naoshima, is a breathtaking place to rethink the relationship between nature and people.
Polar lows — intense maritime storms that are sometimes dangerous — form near Canada without anyone noticing.
The group has been at pains to stress it is not fundamentally about countering the ‘Chinese threat’. But of course, that is primarily what it is about.
On the surface, Japan and the US are firm friends. But there are some interesting dynamics at play.
The rush to evacuate communities and abandon nuclear energy was understandable, but an error.
On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, two experts explain why human choices are more important to nuclear safety than technology, and why the job is far from finished.
Seeking isolation can lead to creativity and a deeper understanding of oneself, as these artworks show.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Studies, La Trobe University
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Sasakawa Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, International Relations, Contemporary Japanese Politics & Society, University of Tokyo
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in International Relations, Loughborough University
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Lecturer, Language and Culture, Keele University
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Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Antarctic Law Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
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Affiliated Researcher, The Open University
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University