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Japan Can’t Handle the Coronavirus. Can It Host the Olympics? February 27, 2020 TOKYO--The Japanese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak has been staggeringly incompetent. Why, when so much is at stake for Japan, especially as the host country of the Olympics this
Is It a Pandemic Yet? February 25, 2020 On Tuesday, Feb. 18, no coronavirus cases had been reported in Iran. On Sunday, the government announced 43 cases and eight deaths. Some 152 cases (and at least three deaths) were confirmed in Italy
Carlos Ghosn Was Too Big Not to Fail in Japan February 7, 2020 Carlos Ghosn, the French-Lebanese-Brazilian former C.E.O. of the Nissan and Renault motor companies, spent millions of dollars to avoid being tried in Japan for financial malfeasance. He jumped bail
Gorbachev: Don’t give up hope for world without nuclear weapons December 17, 2019 With the Trump administration withdrawing from a key nuclear weapons agreement and even contemplating the use of low-grade nuclear weapons, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev wants to reach
INTERVIEW/ Yuval Noah Harari: Mankind still has time to stop rule by computer algorithms October 4, 2019 Israeli historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari warns that advances in artificial intelligence, surveillance and other technologies could give rise to an Orwellian society in its most
INTERVIEW/ Jean-Claude Juncker: Populists cannot destroy process of European integration July 15, 2019 The Brexit movement in Britain and the increasing popularity of right-wing parties in other European nations are all targeting the bureaucrats in the Brussels headquarters of the European
POINT OF VIEW: Kono’s warning over fallout from a ‘hard Brexit’ not an idle threat July 4, 2019 Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s unusually blunt Brexit warning to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt--the two conservative politicians vying to become Britain's next prime minister--highlights the fragility
INTERVIEW: McMaster says tariffs on China should stay until behavior changes June 22, 2019 As national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, H.R. McMaster was heavily involved in the policy discussions from 2017 on how to address the growing threat of North Korea.In a recent
POINT OF VIEW: Now is not the time for military conflict with Iran or Venezuela June 14, 2019 Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, generally followed the same script when he testified in recent congressional budget hearings: U.S. engagement in multiple military
INTERVIEW/ Hirofumi Tosaki: Japan, U.S., China need to talk about arms control in Asia April 9, 2019 Earlier this year, the United States announced its decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. What lies behind the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark 1987 nuclear arms
INTERVIEW/ Franklin Miller: U.S. won't ask Japan to deploy new missiles April 9, 2019 Earlier this year, the United States announced its decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. What lies behind the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark 1987 nuclear arms
INTERVIEW/ Andrew Krepinevich: Stable U.S.-China military balance needed in Western Pacific April 9, 2019 Earlier this year, the United States announced its decision to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. What lies behind the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark 1987 nuclear arms
INTERVIEW/ Bitterly divided society in Britain to blame for Brexit stalemate April 6, 2019 With the extended Brexit departure day of April 12 fast approaching without a plan in place, the European Union and the world are anxiously watching the daily proceedings.Britain's Parliament has

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