Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2020
Five points to make sense of post-Abe Japan
by Michael MacArthur Bosack
As questions swirl over what's next, here's a look at the core points underwriting the issue.
Commentary / World Jan 17, 2020
Tsai's challenges will intensify in her second term
by Brad Glosserman
The DPP victory in Taiwan's presidential election was just just a defeat for the opposition Kuomintang, but also for Beijing.
Commentary / World Jan 12, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn is haunting British politics
by Therese Raphael
Labour leadership candidates are still having to preach the left-wing gospel despite the party's stunning loss in last month's election.
Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Dec 27, 2019
Thai leader Prayut Chan-ocha consolidating power in fragmented political landscape
by Chananthorn Kamjan and Petchanet Pratruangkrai
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is confident that a civilian, pro-military government he formed in the middle of this year after five years of junta rule can complete its four-year term. But the former army chief and coup leader must deal with various veteran politicians in ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 23, 2019
India's BJP trails in state poll, signaling more woes for Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political troubles deepened with his Bharatiya Janata Party appearing to lose control of the mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand in state poll results out Monday. The results come as the government struggles to contain growing nationwide protests against a new ...
National / Politics Dec 20, 2019
Working mom fights the odds to become sole female LDP lawmaker in Kyushu
by Tomohiro Osaki
On a recent chilly November morning, aspiring politician Maiko Takahashi was undergoing a trial by fire as she stumped for just the second time in her life, addressing an ebb and flow of commuters near Oita Station. The temperature had plummeted that day in Oita ...
Commentary / World Dec 19, 2019
Britain: One nation but many voices
by David Howell
In the latest British election, people expressed this own free opinions and rejected old party allegiances as never before.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 19, 2019
Bolivian prosecutors issue arrest warrant for exiled Morales for alleged sedition and terrorism
Bolivian prosecutors on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for exiled former President Evo Morales over allegations of sedition and terrorism related to accusations from the interim government that he has been stirring unrest since resigning. Luis Fernando Guarachi, the head of the Bolivian police's Public ...
Editorials Dec 13, 2019
The most important outcome of the election is the certainty that it provides regarding Brexit. Japan must prepare accordingly.
World / Politics Dec 13, 2019
The British election threw up some shock results Friday, including the ousting of the pro-European Liberal Democrat leader and the fall of a veteran Labour lawmaker known as the "Beast of Bolsover." With Prime Minister Boris Johnson winning a sweeping majority, areas that had voted ...
