Japan

It’s time for Tokyo to sign and ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.

The historic postponement of the 2020 Olympics gives Tokyo a new opportunity.

The International Olympic Committee will make a decision on postponing the Tokyo Games to 2021 within four weeks.

Are the IOC and the Japanese government hesitant to cancel the Summer Olympic Games because they want to quell public fear -- or avoid embarrassment?

Japan’s relationship with the V4 -- Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -- has roots but hasn’t grown much.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared the spread of the coronavirus as a “state of historic emergency.”

Some residents along the Japanese northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost in a massive earthquake and tsunami nine years ago Wednesday.

Japan's first economic contraction in more than a year started even before the coronavirus panic.

Recent geopolitical, economic and epidemic shocks in Asia reveal the real value of the region in the global economy and its future impact on world’s technological development.

What the annual income and terms of office for Japanese lawmakers tell us about bribery and corruption in the Diet.

Japan has steadily progressed toward achieving reliable, indigenous capabilities in outer space. 

Like the United States, Japan has a relatively high poverty rate for a wealthy nation.