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Employees empty perishable goods from freezers at a supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden, on Monday after a hacker attack on refrigeration systems that affected several countries in Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2026
Uncool! Hacking refrigerators is a hint of threats to come
Fiddled freezers are not a national security threat. But think of refrigerators as the tip of the iceberg.
A technician handles a wafer on a production line at Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, in June 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2026
Tech sovereignty is fantasy. Control over choices is not.
Sovereignty is a tough nut to crack in a deeply interconnected, digital world.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi meets with his Indian and American counterparts, S. Jaishankar and Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 22.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2026
Reports of rising powers’ demise are premature
Shifts in global power may become less dramatic than in past centuries, but economic change and coalition-building still reshape hierarchies.
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2026
U.S.-China relations: Avoiding the worst case isn’t good enough
More than a “nothing burger,” the Trump-Xi summit reflected a shift in the global balance of power.
A Ukrainian soldier tests a drone early in his nation's war with Russia. The West needs to wake up as China’s ability to mass?produce cheap drones at scale far outstrips the rest of the world. REUTERS
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2026
If Ukraine today is Asia tomorrow, there is real work to be done
Much that seemed unimaginable a few years ago is now the fodder of daily headlines.
Protesters in San Francisco march from OpenAI’s headquarters to xAI, calling for a pause in artificial intelligence development last March.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for AI agreements or arms control
There have been incidents in which AI has gone rogue, cajoling, flattering or even blackmailing human operators to attain some form of agency.
With Huawei’s history of security concerns in mind, China is causing concern as it pushes technologies that could lock other countries into long?term dependence on its infrastructure.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2026
Tiny technology deepens the geopolitical divide
Adoption of particular technologies — reflected to some degree in brands and standards — will determine with which side a country aligns itself.
Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, has warned that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to humanity.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2026
When AI does the thinking, what could possibly go wrong?
Bill Gates’ message is simple: “Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
Addressing the China challenge requires fundamental changes in policy by both government and business, as well as behavioral changes by ordinary citizens.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2026
‘Tech-gemony’ will determine who shapes the next global order
Addressing the China challenge requires fundamental changes in policy by both government and business, as well as behavioral changes by ordinary citizens.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are welcomed by U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October last year.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2026
A U.S. Indo-Pacific priority? Not so fast
Making sense of Trump’s inconsistency is the daily work of diplomats. For the rest of us, it’s a struggle that grows harder each day.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury’s attack on Iran from an undisclosed location on March 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2026
Are we on the verge of World War III?
Still, historians are quick to see parallels to the situation before 1914.
Institutions should draw on unconventional concepts to challenge entrenched assumptions to help navigate complex issues that leave policymakers stumped.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2026
New words to live by, new worlds to occupy
Institutions and policymakers should draw on unconventional concepts from diverse traditions to challenge entrenched assumptions and navigate complex change more creatively.
Google's new data center opens near Fredericia, Denmark, in November 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2026
Read ‘Europe 2031’ and act now to avoid its grim predictions
A fictional account of Europe’s collapse warns of AI dependence.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
An honor guard presents the flags of Japan and the United States during a welcoming ceremony attended by then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ahead of a bilateral meeting in Tokyo in March 2021.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2026
Long-held strategic assumptions no longer hold
For Japan, then, any real discussion of security must start with questions about the U.S. commitment to the region.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysia’s then-international trade and industry minister, Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, speak at a news conference during the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur in May 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2026
In a moment of transition, Southeast Asia steps up
The APR is probably the best single opportunity to get the regional zeitgeist on issues of geopolitics and economics.
A Spirit AI Moz1 humanoid robot is demonstrated at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum, a technology and innovation conference, in Beijing on March 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2026
China shock 2.0 is a real economic earthquake
Without a holistic response, China’s tsunami of exports will continue.
China's new supply-chain regulations could force multinational companies to choose between complying with foreign laws and avoiding legal liability in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
Nobody noticed, but China just rewrote the rules of global business
At first glance, the two regulations feel like one more step in the steady escalation of trade sanctions between China and the United States.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota sails off the coast of Western Australia on March 16, 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Hard scrutiny of AUKUS won’t scuttle that deal
Power and passion won’t overcome the strategic logic of Australia’s sub ambitions.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump give an address aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2026
A ‘Golden Age’ for Japan-U.S. relations? Not quite.
Calls for increased defense spending are one thing; doubts about America’s commitment to the security alliance are another.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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