Kishida visit shows Japan's policy vis-a-vis the Middle East is shifting from the traditional energy-securing economic diplomacy to a more strategic foreign policy.

As I grow older and wiser, here are seven lessons I have learned as a career Japanese diplomat.

The Japanese media are divided in their assessment over the success of the U.S. secretary of state's trip to Beijing for talks to better relations.

Japanese editorials were divided over the Sino-U.S. positions at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

The Hiroshima summit was a historic and consequential event that reaffirmed Japan’s leadership role in the world.

Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk-yeol's meeting in Seoul required courage, political initiative and the support from all sides.

Japan has very different ideas on how to evacuate its nationals from war zones compared to countries like the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron weighed in on the issue of Taiwan-China relations, and much of the world did not like his comments.

Will the U.S. continue to be exceptional, or will it be transformed into a mediocre nation?

Will the summit talks in Tokyo between the leaders of Japan and South Korea change the course of the two nations' hopelessly tumultuous relations?