The highlights from Kishida Fumio's busy week in Washington.

Why seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.

As U.S. foreign policy evolves, how can the State Department truly help America lead not merely by the example of its power, but the power of its example?

Itochu Corporation Managing Executive Officer Chino Mitsuru Claire shares about her path to corporate leadership.

Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Special Affairs Commentator Doden Aiko offers her insights from working as a correspondent and field reporter around the world.

While at prayer on April 13, 2007, the prominent Salafi scholar, Shaikh Jaafar Mahmud Adam, was assassinated at his mosque in Kano. At the time, the murder made a deep impression on mainstream Muslims, many of whom revered Adam. The murder took place in the final days before the 2007 presidential elections, and many observers, including those at the U.S. embassy, thought that the murder was somehow related. But it now seems more likely that Adam was assassinated by a vengeful former member of the Nigerian Taliban. His murder was an early manifestation of the deadly battles among Boko Haram’s competing factions that continue up to the present.

Governor of Tokyo Koike Yuriko shares her thoughts on gender equality issues in Japan and how local government policy can make a difference.

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Joe Biden and Donald Trump remain locked in a tight contest where third-party candidates could deci…