Outside Contributors
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EU Foreign Policy Chief: Russia Must Stop Using Food as a Weapon
The following was written for The Yomiuri Shimbun by European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell o...
August 10, 2023
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Sunak: U.K. and Japan Stand Shoulder to Shoulder
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hails the “shared values of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law”...
May 18, 2023
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World Must Confront Severe Global Food Insecurity
Severe food insecurity has risen across all regions in the world. This should prompt a deep reflecti...
April 21, 2023
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Kishida’s 21st-Century Leadership Embraces 21st-Century Opportunities
The South Korean government announced on Monday a plan to resolve an issue with Japan concerning war...
March 8, 2023
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After a Year of Russian Aggression in Ukraine, the World Must Act Together to Ensure International Law Will Prevail
Recognizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a challenge to the international order, the European Uni...
February 25, 2023
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NATO Values Japan’s Partnership as Russia’s Unjust War in Ukraine Continues
As Friday marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Danish Ambassador to Japan Peter Tak...
February 24, 2023
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India, as G20 President, urges world to embrace one-ness in this new age of abundance
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contributed an article to The Yomiuri Shimbun on the occasio...
December 1, 2022
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China’s Hong Kong vision a test for world freedoms
When I was growing up in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong’s movies and pop music were ver...
October 4, 2022
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Pockets of collaboration offer hope for tackling global challenges
World leaders are gathering in New York for the opening of the 77th session of the U.N. General Asse...
September 20, 2022
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How Japan can embrace gender equality and nurture a more inclusive society
The World Economic Forum on July 13 released the Gender Gap Index, which quantifies the gaps between...
July 13, 2022
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My Friend, Abe San
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shi...
July 12, 2022
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Amid ongoing Ukraine sanctions, Putin will have to choose either butter or guns
The United States, Europe, Japan and other countries are continuing to impose economic sanctions on ...
July 6, 2022
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India-Japan : A Partnership for peace, stability and prosperity
Special. Strategic. Global. Each of these three words that describe the India-Japan partnership has ...
May 23, 2022
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Past political wisdom clue to solve crises
When the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, I thought: “The post-World War II e...
March 25, 2022
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Optimism again allows invasion in Europe
Thirty years have passed since the end of the Cold War. Over that period, we have witnessed various ...
March 11, 2022
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