Meetings with Joe Biden and Donald Trump suggest Japan is hedging over the outcome of the US election.
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The South Korean leader seeks to strengthen ties with the US and Japan. But he might be hamstrung by domestic concerns.
In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
The invasion of Ukraine and increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan have prompted Japan to abandon decades of pacifism.
Critics of the South Korean leader accuse him of eroding democracy at home while embracing a historic enemy on the international stage.
Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.
A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
President Biden has an opportunity to show himself as a global leader who can bring historically antagonistic U.S. allies together.
Chinese politicians have looked toward policies to encourage couples to have more children to offset population decline. It hasn’t worked.
South Korea’s fertility rate fell below the level needed to sustain a population in the mid-1980s – and it never recovered. It is now below one child per woman during her reproductive years.
Our research found a multi-million pound scheme to boost maths learning was under-used and had minimal impact on practice.
Japan has a rich queer history and is seeing societal changes in favor of greater LGBTQ recognition. That said, national politicians have yet to catch up.
US lawmakers heard testimony that suggests the era of engagement with China is over. Rather, policy may be hardening.
For the first time since 1961, deaths in China have outpaced births – and unlike that one-year decline, the downward trend is likely to continue.
The meeting is the first between the leaders since Japan outlined a more assertive defense strategy in December.
A recent barrage of nuclear-capable missile tests and a change in law setting out the conditions for a nuclear strike show that North Korea’s leader is intent on reunification on his terms.
Africa must focus on building strong alliances with advanced economies to mitigate the steps being taken by the European Union and US.
Remarks by the US president come amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing and follow a contentious visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Is “strategic ambiguity” still the least-worst option for dealing with competing claims about Taiwan?
New towns have had a better track record in places of rapid economic and population growth, such as east Asian countries.
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