Japan

The Dark Side of Asia’s ‘Miracle Diet’

Inside the illicit trade of Mounjaro

Jun 11

Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

War preparation by other means?

May 28

Old Wounds, New Deals

Seoul, Tokyo agree on energy swap as Hormuz crisis deepens

May 26

Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem

Energy financing a key lever in regional competition

Apr 23

Japan’s Surgical Specialization Crisis

Decline is manifesting as a ‘surgery gap’

Apr 22

China Must Double Down on Investing in Productivity

Otherwise, Japanization looms

Apr 17

The “Chokubi” Crisis

Japan and South Korea are losing essential doctors to aesthetics

Apr 10

The Middle East Crisis – Japan’s Catch-22

Tokyo may well be more vulnerable to energy shocks than almost any other developed nation

Apr 1

Japan's Revised Whole-Of-Society Economic Agenda

New security policy seeks stability for critical materials, essential infrastructure

Mar 4

Japan Shouldn’t Trade Its Proven Soft Power for Militarism

Sanae Takaichi risks squandering Japan’s strategic capital

Feb 24

Hardline conservative Takaichi expected to use polls mandate for dramatic change

Feb 10 • Our Correspondent

Japan’s Takaichi Bets on Strong Snap Election Sunday

Buoyed by strong personal popularity, first woman PM seeks to rebuild LDP fortunes

Feb 6

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