National Mar 14, 2023
The annual white paper on development cooperation issued by the Foreign Ministry said Japan's official assistance in 2021 rose 8.4% from the previous year to about $17.63 billion.
Commentary / World Feb 28, 2023
Could a ‘greener’ World Bank be in the works?
by Brad Glosserman
The World Bank, the globe’s leading lender, should lead the fight against climate change.
Business Feb 24, 2023
Activists blast Biden’s pick of a Wall Street insider for World Bank president
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Eric Martin
However, some supporters have said that Ajay Banga, who was raised in India, brings a different perspective to an institution whose leaders typically have been deeply embedded in the U.S.
Commentary / World Feb 9, 2023
Everyone loses in a fractured world
by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
The dominance of national-security hawks distorts economic policy and impedes the delivery of global public goods — and could lead to an all-out global conflict.
Commentary / Japan Feb 8, 2023
Japan’s new security strategy and development aid
by Raymond Yamamoto
Overseas development assistance was once a central element of Japan's postwar foreign policy, so the new national security changes deserve strong attention.
Commentary / World Feb 3, 2023
‘Blood batteries’ drive America’s frantic EV ambitions
by Anjani Trivedi
In its quest to secure the raw materials needed to make electric vehicles, the U.S. is turning to some questionable places.
Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Feb 3, 2023
Can Pakistan break the cycle of destruction in flood rebuilding?
by Waqar Mustafa
More than 1,700 people were killed and 8 million were displaced by recent flooding, which also destroyed about a million homes and businesses across the country.
National Jan 26, 2023
Russia sanctions and Ukraine support to be G7 priority, says Japan diplomat
by Tetsushi Kajimoto
While Japan's top finance diplomat underscored the importance of G7 unity in standing up to Russia, some analysts say there may be differences on sanctions.
National Jan 17, 2023
Environment education that connects all the dots
by Eric Johnston
Currently, students in Japan are taught the facts, but not necessarily how they are linked to political and social changes around the world.
Commentary / World Jan 17, 2023
The Group of 20 could use a 'G Minor' grouping to represent emerging economies
by Kaushik Basu
While the G20 represents the world’s largest economies, it's time to think of a group that could represent the needs of emerging and developing countries.
World Jan 6, 2023
Collapse and contamination: Mexican scientists sound alarm over Mayan Train
by Cassandra Garrison and Jose Luis Gonzalez
The debate over the train project exemplifies struggles developing countries across the globe face to balance economic progress with environmental responsibility.
Commentary / World | The Year Ahead Jan 5, 2023
by Jose Antonio Ocampo
With soaring inflation, rising interest rates and the strengthening U.S. dollar compounding their debt-service burdens, a crisis is now unfolding in the developing world.