Editorial & Columns
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‘Let’s be strong’: Japanese moves and relational work in advice-giving
Recently, I received some unsolicited advice from an elderly relative, who I’ll call Granny Opine, t...
January 3, 2022
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Guterres: Danger posed by nuclear weapons ‘remains as high as ever’
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres contributed this piece on the upcoming Review Conference of ...
December 25, 2021
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COVID-19 articulates challenges for science
Almost two years have quickly passed since the novel coronavirus caught the world off guard. The wor...
December 24, 2021
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Continuing struggle with the pandemic tests our ability to adapt
Around 10,000-12,000 years ago, Homo sapiens sapiens began to actively modify the natural environmen...
December 16, 2021
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China’s reform, opening-up at a crossroads
In the Tokyo Olympic Games held this summer, China won 38 gold medals, just one behind the top-ranke...
December 10, 2021
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Rethink liberalization-first trade policy
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will come into force on January 1, 2022, creating an...
December 3, 2021
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Former Indian ambassador to Japan introduces memoir written by his colleague
Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth contributed a book review on a memoir written by his co...
December 3, 2021
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Fashion brands collaborate with budget restaurant chains
One of the most notable promotion strategies in the fashion industry over the past two decades must ...
December 3, 2021
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Enryo-sasshi and ‘The Makioka Sisters’: The power and limits of vague communication
In David Sedaris’ 2018 essay collection “Calypso,” the humorist writes of how his father would simpl...
December 2, 2021
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Japan must keep supporting Afghan friends
In April this year, the United States announced it would soon withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. ...
November 26, 2021
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Tensions with China bring anti-ship missile development into spotlight
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, recognized in the United States as an author...
November 20, 2021
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My students and I are all learning: teamwork is hard work
I hated group work when I was a student. It was a real problem in Japanese schools I attended decade...
November 18, 2021
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Afghanistan remains geopolitically vital
“Feng sheng he li” in Chinese, or “fusei kakurei” in Japanese, is a classic Chinese idiom that liter...
November 11, 2021
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Being a kanji party organizer: The constructivist nature of honorifics
Yesterday in a writing class I pointed out that the correct pronoun to refer to a company is “it,” n...
November 4, 2021
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What does the future hold for Naoko Kuroishi and the Ameri brand?
Fashion schools in Japan can be said to have created the history of fashion in the country. Now, 76 ...
September 3, 2021
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