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Charles A. Kupchan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the graves of fallen soldiers at a cemetery in Lviv on Dec. 17, where defenders of Ukraine who died in the war with Russia are buried.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2025
Supporting Ukraine is in Trump¡¯s interest
A sovereign, secure Ukraine is in Donald Trump¡¯s interest. Otherwise, Vladimir Putin ¡ª and others ¡ª will smell weakness.
Bashar Assad's fall offers a chance to rebuild Syria, but the history of Middle East stabilization is littered with failure, making the coming months crucial.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2024
Rebuilding Syria after the ouster of the dictator Assad
Hope must be tempered by caution. Across the Middle East, the removal of strongmen has generally produced violent chaos.
Firefighters extinguish a car after recent shelling by Ukrainian forces in Belgorod, Russia. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that talks are impossible, Ukraine¡¯s ability to impose costs on Russia could eventually push him toward negotiations.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2024
How to make the most of the Kursk gambit
Both nations are unlikely to achieve total military victory, and the conflict will likely be resolved through negotiations.
An Israeli man attends a day of prayer in the Old City of Jerusalem on Oct. 19 where attendees called for the safe return of hostages taken by Hamas militants earlier in the month.?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2023
Israel¡¯s own 9/11 moment
Israel needs to prepare now for when the fighting stops. Will it look to the Palestinian Authority to administer Gaza? What role will the U.N. play?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2021
A diplomatic way out in Ukraine
With Russia facing such clear downsides if it opts for war, diplomacy has a reasonable chance of averting conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
Biden¡¯s Afghanistan pullout was the right decision
The Taliban¡¯s quick takeover of Afghanistan and the near impossibility of being able to establish a functioning government in Kabul suggests Biden¡¯s withdrawal decision was the right one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021
Biden¡¯s foreign policy needs a course correction
It will be very difficult for the U.S. to collaborate with China and Russia on virtually any issue if U.S. grand strategy focuses on taking down illiberal powers.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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