The strange saga of the TPP in the Trump era continues, with American president Donald Trump now suggesting that America may reenter the deal if presented with more favorable terms despite that Trump ran on a campaign promise to withdraw from the deal and did so three days into the start of his term...
With the recent agreement by the United States, South Korea, and Japan to step up trilateral cooperation in the event of threats by North Korea, is it that China is the real reason for closer ties?...
The recent deal between Japan and Korea reached on the historical issue of comfort women is probably an attempt to cement relations in the face of the threat of China...
It is time to start looking ahead to the impact that the Tsai presidency will have upon Taiwan’s international relationships with nations in the Asia Pacific, as well as how her administration will figure into larger geopolitical trends...
With the mass participation of young people, can we understand present protests in Japan as something along the lines of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement?...
What was the mass spectacle of China's recent military parade aimed at accomplishing in regards to invoking past historical memory of the Sino-Japanese War?...
Last week, a rare row arose between Taiwan and Japan over the Jadeite Cabbage. The artifact, originally crafted for one of the Qing emperor Guangxu’s notable concubines, is a prized possession and tourist favorite at the National Palace Museum in Taipei...
Less discussed in connection with Taiwan and Hong Kong is the recent Article 9 controversy in Japan against the repeal of Japan’s Article 9, which in the past few days has seen the largest mobilizations in Japan since the height of the post-Fukushima anti-nuclear movement two years ago...