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by Pierre Haski April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

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by Ted Lechterman April 7, 2025

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Geopolitics u.s.-china relations

More Than Taiwan, The Real Target Of China’s Military Drills Is Trump

by Pierre Haski April 3, 2025

A large number of vehicles are gathered at the port of Lianyungang, East China s Jiangsu province on March 27, 2025, to be loaded for export.

Economy tarrifs

Trump’s Tariffs: 5 Questions To Know About An Auto Industry Thrown Into Upheaval

by Guillaume Guichard March 27, 2025April 7, 2025

cars, buggies, and people travel through the streets of downtown Havana.

Geopolitics cuban embargo

Havana Postcard: Signs Of Beauty In The Cuban Social Paradox

by César Londoño March 15, 2025April 11, 2025

File photo of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Beijing back in November 2017

Geopolitics u.s-china rivalry

Trump’s Return Will Reignite U.S-China Rivalry — And The Rest Of Asia May Get Burned

by Philippe Le Corre January 21, 2025March 9, 2025

Bears Are Back In Japan — Is It Time To Unleash The Wolf Robots?

Green environment

Bears Are Back In Japan — Is It Time To Unleash The Wolf Robots?

by Yann Rousseau January 2, 2025March 9, 2025

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

Eyes on the U.S.north korea

Why Kim Jong-un Went All In On His Alliance With Putin — And Left Trump Behind

by Yann Rousseau November 12, 2024

A picture of fried chicken with sauce.

Food / Travel fried chicken

The Colonel v. Michelin Star Chefs: A Fried Chicken Battle Sizzling In France

by Anaïs Moutot November 1, 2024

Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Masako

As All Toast Dutch Royals, The Saddest Princess Arrives On Rare Escape From Japan

by Jeff Israely October 4, 2024

What can you teach Europe?

Lessons For Old Europe From Japan’s Shrinking Population

by Charlotte Fichou October 4, 2024

Remembrance ceremony in Hiroshima

In The News japan

73 Years On, Hiroshima And Nagasaki Survivors Still Grapple With Guilt

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2024

WWII memorial in Okinawa, Japan

In The News japan

Japan Facing World War II Truth Before Last Witnesses Die

by Laura Lin September 24, 2024

Hibaku Jumoku, the "survivor trees"

The Silent Survivor Of Hiroshima

by Julie Farrar September 24, 2024

Engineers installing solar panels on a new solar farm.

Green environment

North-South Divide And The Mirage Of Universal Climate Solutions

by Ould Amar Yahya and David Arterburn August 23, 2024

Yakuza showing off tattoos at the Sanja Shrine festival in Tokyo

Japan’s Love-Hate Relationship With Tattoos

by Bertrand Hauger July 29, 2024

Testing the alliance

Geopolitics japan

Okinawa: The U.S. Bases Caught Between Feuding China and Japan

by Jean Marcel Maillard July 29, 2024

The Yasukuni Shrine

Behind The Shades Of Japan’s Not-So-Subtle Diplomacy

by Jean Marcel Maillard July 29, 2024

This toilet that has undergone a revolution of technological innovation and new designs, and is now in orange.

Society lifestyle

Super Bowl: Reinventing The Toilet, With A French Flair

by Nathalie Villard July 8, 2024

Running (except for the makeup)

Ever Beauty-Conscious, Japanese Women Embrace Sports Makeup

by Worldcrunch May 22, 2024

Photo of Takashi Murakami in front of his art works

The Eternal Whims Of Economics, As Seen By Japanese Artist Murakami

by Emma Albright and Chloé Touchard May 22, 2024

At least 27 people have died and 10 are missing in Western Japan after a monthâ€™s worth of rain fell in one night in Hiroshima.

Geopolitics japan

ISIS Kills U.S. Journalist, Hiroshima Landslides, Breaking Bad Duo

by Bertrand Hauger May 22, 2024

Tokyo's future national "bicycle helmet"

Japan’s Architects Unite Against Tokyo Olympic Stadium

by Worldcrunch May 22, 2024

Testing an ActiveLink exoskeleton

An Aging Japan Turns To Exoskeletons For Elder Care

by Worldcrunch May 22, 2024March 20, 2025

In Skinny Japan, New Company Offers Plus-Sized People 'For Rent'

In Skinny Japan, New Company Offers Plus-Sized People ‘For Rent’

by Clémence Guimier May 21, 2024

Why Japan Is America's New No. 1 Ally (And May Not Want The Honor)

In The News japan

Why Japan Is America’s New No. 1 Ally (And May Not Want The Honor)

by Dominique Moïsi May 21, 2024

Man holding a baby crying.

In The News natality

770,747 Babies And (Barely) Counting – Why Japan Is Struggling So Much With Falling Birth Rates

by Chloé Touchard May 21, 2024

Demonstrators in Tokyo in September 2012

Geopolitics japan

Tiny Islands, Big Worries: What’s Really Driving The China-Japan Showdown

by Leo Tilmont April 13, 2024March 21, 2025

Two years after the disaster, contamination risks in Fukushima are still worrying

Two Years Later, How Fukushima Tore Apart Lives Of The Lucky Ones

by Leo Tilmont April 13, 2024

Public order comes at a high price in Japan

How Japan Uses Low Crime Rates To Justify Its Cruel Prison System

by Carolina Saracho April 13, 2024

Of voting age...someday?

Should Japan Give Kids The Right To Vote?

by HÃ©lÃ¨ne Pillon April 13, 2024

Tokyo doesn't have to be so lonely

Rent-A-Friend: A Solution For The Lonely People Of Japan

by Valentina Crosato April 13, 2024

Fishy business at Tokyo's Tsujiki market

In Japan, The Uncertain Future Of The World’s Largest Fish Market

by Bertrand Hauger April 13, 2024

Members of Yakuza aren't afraid of public displays

A Japanese Mafia In Crisis Banks On Abenomics

by Liz Garrigan April 13, 2024

"More than a quarter of the Japanese population will soon be over 65."

Welcome To The Japanese City Slowly Dying Away

by Patrick Randall April 13, 2024

After dissolving Parliament last week

Where Abenomics Went Wrong

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe at Jerusalem's Yad Vahsem Holocaust memorial museum in January.

Geopolitics japan

Japan, Turkey And The Difficult Exercise Of Repentance

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024

Baguettes are the stars in Asia

Asia’s Paradoxical Battle For The French Baguette

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024

Man walking in Kesennuma, Tohoku, after the March 2011 earthquake

Alcoholism, Post-Quake Japan’s Silent Aftershock

by Bertrand Hauger April 13, 2024

Happy 100th!

Food / Travel japan

The Landmark Tokyo Station Hotel Marks Its Centennial

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024