This blog has looked at lessons education policymakers can learn from high–performing nations in Asia. Today I want to share an example for classroom teachers. Part of the definition of global ...

Wandering the streets of Tokyo’s Roppongi district on a wet night, you know where film director Ridley Scott got the inspiration for his dystopian Los Angeles in Blade Runner. Multicolored neon; ...

This paper examines Japan's vulnerability to foreign influence and proposes legislative measures, drawing lessons from the UK ...

Editor's note: The ongoing discussions about Japan's "Lost Decades," a period of prolonged economic stagnation spanning 30 years, have sparked debates on whether Japan indeed lost momentum for three ...

The launch of the H3 No. 8 rocket, Japan's large core launch vehicle, has ended in failure, unable to place the Michibiki No.

If you are living in the U.S. or Western Europe and feeling pretty bad about the miserable state of the recovery, political paralysis, and growing unease about your country’s future, remember things ...

Are you ready to elevate your conversational Japanese skills in an engaging and interactive environment? Look no further. WeLearn Community has just launched exciting new features designed to enhance ...

An aerial view of Oshima-Mura, Japan, after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the area in March 2011. (TNS) — In the wake of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. The photos and videos of the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami are devastating: freezing and emotionally numbed ...

Two weeks after she asserted that a military threat to Taiwan would spur military intervention by Japan, commentators continue to ask themselves what on ...

THE Japanese occupation lasted from 1942 to 1945 — a stark reminder of what happens when our country falls under a foreign power. When the Japanese imperial forces entered Manila in January 1942 and ...