A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
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While the row between China and Japan is escalating, there is cause for optimism.
Wealthy countries promised billions of dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but the result rests on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting.
The public feel ok about some uses of AI in parliament, but they’re very opposed to it making decisions.
Singles are reshaping culture and commerce in Asia. A professor of marketing explains why the US could be next.
The novel is filled with distinctive characters, shady dealings, women of moral ambiguity and heroes and villains alike.
Takaichi has pledged to revive Shinzo Abe’s economic vision of high public spending and cheap borrowing.
Shibuya’s mayor is urging people not to gather for Halloween amid concerns about rowdy behaviour and rising visitor numbers.
As Japan’s national sport, sumo has shaped perceptions of its culture since the mid-1800s.
Sanae Takaichi has voiced anti-immigrant policies at a time when Japan’s population continues to fall, threatening economic stagnation.
The rise of Japan’s first female leader is being hailed as a transformative moment for Japan. But in truth it may be more adaptation than reinvention.
From Babe Ruth’s barnstorming tours to Shohei Ohtani’s star power, baseball’s century-long ties to Japan have grown into one of Major League Baseball’s most reliable global growth strategies.
From Nepal and Jakarta to Paris and New York, the grinning skeletal image of the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hat Pirates has been a transnational emblem of rebellion.
The origin story behind instant ramen reveals working-class roots and innovative cooking techniques.
China’s carefully staged display of unity with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un at a parade marking China’s victory over Japan in WWII projected strength abroad, but it also risks unintended consequences.
China’s pop culture is a big hit in 2025. It could help the country’s image.
Ishiba inherited a deeply troubled party. Whoever succeeds him will need to restore public trust, or the party may fall victim to its own dominance.
‘Matcha mania’ shows no signs of slowing, with global demand pushing supply chains to the brink. It’s marked quite the rise for a drink long met with skepticism in the West.
Japan surrendered to the Chinese nationalist army in September 1945. But since then, Beijing has played up the role of communist fighters.
IODP Expedition 405 drilled deep underwater in Japan’s subduction zone to uncover why this region generates some of the world’s most powerful and destructive earthquakes.
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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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