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Cancelling the Tokyo games would be yet another blemish for the new government and could doom its chances in the next election later this year.
Like a Rorschach test, the incident offers limitless interpretations. But newly published photographs of Yukio Mishima in his final weeks alive show an artist obsessed with scripting out death.
These countries forged their own path on coronavirus and attributed early successes to national character. Now they are facing more cases and deaths than ever.
If the building blocks of life were present at the time that Earth was born, this could mean life is common in the universe.
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
Medieval Japanese poets and philosophers sought different ways of dealing with disasters and tragedies.
The hibakusha (survivors) of the 1945 bombings have been among the most tireless campaigners for the treaty. The Japanese government, however, has not supported it.
How does Victoria’s response to a second COVID-19 wave compare internationally? Very favourably - only a handful of other jurisdictions have enjoyed anything like the same level of effectiveness.
Japan’s plan is a terrible idea, but so is our government’s plan to send nuclear waste to South Australia temporarily.
The new Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga’s rejection of six scientists nominated for an advisory panel has raised concerns over academic freedom.
Suga has a strict work ethic, rising at 5am each day. He will need to work hard to hang on to the prime ministership at a bumpy time for Japan.
The condition that has caused Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to resign.
Abe restored mild economic growth to Japan and enhanced the country’s position on the global stage, but his handling of the coronavirus pandemic was widely criticised.
History shows what moments of great political and economic uncertainty mean for tensions between military rivals.
British newspapers were very quick to see the horrific potential of this new weapon.
The COVID-19 pandemic is not the first time people have been required to wear face masks for protection. Mask-wearing has a long history, and reflects society’s sense of shared responsibility.
Sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures – but is it better for your health?
Nearly every country in the world shuttered its schools due to COVID-19. Now, from Israel to Uruguay, many students are back in class, with varying degrees of success.
To ban or not to ban plastic bag use
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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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