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Are Japan and the U.S. losing South Korea as an ally?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Are Japan and the U.S. losing South Korea as an ally?
Washington’s trust in the South Korean government on intelligence matters seems increasingly fragile.
COMMENTARY / Japan
China’s hard power keeps undermining its soft power
China undoubtedly has real soft power. Yet its behavior repeatedly undermines it.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Voters reset the debate on data centers and billionaires
Building data centers in the U.S. just became more difficult, but perhaps as important, voters issued a challenge to the AI billionaires behind them.
The 2026 U.S. midterms showed that Japan can no longer take Republican influence for granted and must adapt to a Washington in which Democrats hold significant power.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2026
Navigating Japan-U.S. relations after the ‘blue tsunami’
By Glen S. Fukushima
Tokyo will have to shift gears to deal effectively with the Democrats’ rising power.
The 2026 midterms weakened U.S. President Donald Trump's authority, boosting Democratic congressional leverage and altering how foreign governments, allies and corporations will have to navigate his administration.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2026
The Democratic ‘blue wave’ just reset American power
By Cory Alpert
Trump no longer commands the political support he once claimed. U.S. voters have roundly rebuked the U.S. president in a referendum on his leadership.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should defend 今日吃瓜 right to speak on Taiwan and other security issues at this month's APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, rather than trade it for a handshake with Xi Jinping.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 3, 2026
Asia for China? Tokyo’s answer to Beijing’s coercive strategy
By Stephen R. Nagy
Tokyo can preserve its autonomy by balancing diplomatic engagement, economic resilience and credible deterrence.
Visitors to the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai check out the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model in July.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 2, 2026
Will Chinese AI build a global advantage?
By Kenichi Doi
Developing countries, however, are not necessarily choosing sides. They seek competitive prices, technology transfer, jobs and data sovereignty.
今日吃瓜 approach to the sharing economy is that if a service such as <i> minpaku </i>, or short-term private lodging, operates like a hotel, it should be regulated as one.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2026
The sharing economy is catching up with Japan
By Gearoid Reidy
Shinjuku is moving to restrict minpaku following a surge of complaints from Japanese residents about tourists causing noise and other issues.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi addresses the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2026
The naive case for deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to Japan
By Gregory Kulacki
Bringing U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan won’t help make the country more secure.
Protestors hold a rally in Peekskill, New York, on Oct. 24. Japan has a favorable environment for data center development, but local opposition and power constraints are lurking threats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2026
Can Japan beat the data center backlash?
By Catherine Thorbecke
Hatred toward data centers has united people across the political spectrum and around the globe.

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&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;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&#039;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister&#039;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&#039;s "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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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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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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