An issue that Japan’s governments have long neglected is now of serious concern to its population, a new survey shows.
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The Quad leaders may not meet again this year, but that doesn’t mean the partnership is any weaker than it used to be.
Amid the ongoing energy crisis, climate economics experts assess how much export credit agencies are actually driving the shift to lower-carbon as they focus financing on green energy.
Australia and Japan need an energy partnership fit for a new era, one that helps meet our shared goal of reaching net zero by mid-century.
Japan has long been the global leader in the development and deployment of care robots.
Shōtarō Ikenami’s newly translated novel is steeped in mystery, legend and the tensions of blood kin.
The ‘nuclear club’ currently consists of 9 nations? Could more nations be joining before long?
Nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing is ever finished. That’s the core of wabi-sabi. And psychology suggests this Japanese philosophy may be onto something.
Flex work is proving a nightmare for HR managers in France. A new study carried out in Kazakhstan offers insight for negotiating the grey areas of “telework” legislation.
Anti-Japanese sentiment aside, China’s diplomatic strategy has moved past ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy.
Article Nine of Japan’s constitution explicitly forbids it from going to war.
The new Japanese leader is boosting defence spending, strengthening the military and even potentially revising Japan’s pacifist constitution.
Japan’s ruling LDP has secured an outright majority in the lower house of parliament, enabling the party to implement its agenda.
Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.
Panda diplomacy can help strengthen China’s international relationships, but it also exposes Beijing to public backlash.
In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation of ‘Blood Pond Hell’ shows how far such beliefs go – and how women respond.
Right-leaning respondents were consistently more supportive of academic freedom.
A debate about whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons has resurfaced, much to the dismay of China.
Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of wanting praise or recognition.
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
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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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