Japan
Trump victory throws uncertainty into Japan-U.S. relations
November 22, 2016From the TPP to the stationing of U.S. military forces in Japan, the Trump era could upset the status quo which was prevailed for decades.
Read moreOpposition to militarism spurs big win for Japan’s communists
January 14, 2015The Japanese Communist Party scored historic gains in December's parliamentary elections, and most strikingly in Okinawa.
Read moreU.S. foreign policy, what is going on?
September 19, 2014The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.
Read moreMessage from Hiroshima: Abolish nuclear weapons
August 7, 2014Matsui Kazumi, Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, Japan, witnessed all of his school mates die when the atom bomb was dropped on his populous city 69 years ago.
Read moreJapan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
August 6, 2014Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on President Obama and other world leaders to visit the city to see the scars of the atomic bombing first hand.
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