Reframing Japan's agriculture industry as an ordinary sector with diverse actors, not only family farmers, will pave the way for a viable future with greater food security.

Woojoo Hong is a Research Scholar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, funded by the Korea Foundation’s Global Challengers Program. Woojoo holds a master’s in international studies, focusing on ...

Anger about the Unification Church and a poorly handled slush fund scandal saw Japan's ruling LDP achieve its worst result since 2009.

Carlyle A Thayer is Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Thayer is a Southeast Asia regional specialist with special expertise ...

Jenny Balboa is Lecturer at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and at the Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University.

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Stephan Ortmann is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University ...

Moscow alliance has been formalised with a new treaty, prompting the United States to reconsider its engagement strategy.

Takayoshi Kato is an environmental economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), focusing on climate resilience financing and sustainable natural resource management ...

The 27 October general election for Japan’s House of Representatives resulted in a major setback for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)– Komeito coalition. The ruling parties were widely ...

Despite facing growing competition and uncertainty due to geopolitical events, Singapore has maintained its prominence in maritime shipping, with its status as a primary transshipment hub evident in ...