Tokyo Report

As infections surge, Tokyo’s alert system and the challenges of living with COVID-19 come under the spotlight.

At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.

Japanese residents of Okinawa remembered the legacy of one of World War II’s deadliest battles.

Japan’s right wing is claiming “victory” in the pandemic, but no one seems to understand what, exactly, averted disaster.

A mammoth voter buying scandal involving a former ruling LDP cabinet minister poses a challenge for the Abe administration.

A newly devised tourism recovery campaign gets bogged down in a debate over transparency and inflated costs.

Japanese citizens will be the key to determining the success of the Sino-Japanese reset.

Excessive force and unjust questioning against minorities are some of the issues raised by protesters in Tokyo.

National security and economic interests are perhaps more tightly bound together than ever before.

The government declares success against the coronavirus and moves to incrementally resume economic activity.

Despite strong disapproval of Prime Minister Abe’s COVID-19 response, the public sees little alternative to his continued governance.