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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 15, 2011
Japan
Warning: Political Bickering Dangerous to Japan’s Health
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan reacts he he feels an earthquake in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo on March 11, 2011. (Toru Hanai/Courtesy Reuters) It has been a month since the terrible…
March 7, 2011
Japan
Japan’s Loss
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara told a news conference on Sunday he would resign following criticism for accepting political donations from a foreign national, the latest blow to unpopular Pr…
January 3, 2011
China
Predictions for the New Year
Revellers take part in New Year celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square. (Tyrone Siu/Courtesy Reuters) Liz already handled the top stories of 2010, so how about a few predictions for Asia for 2011…
September 9, 2010
Japan
The DPJ’s Leadership Contest
No two candidates could present such a different image for the identity of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). The citizen activist-turned-bureaucratic reformer-turned-party president has been cha…
July 12, 2010
Japan
The Real Test for Japan’s Political Leaders Lies Ahead
Toru Hanai/Courtesy Reuters Ever since the DPJ swept into power last fall, these Upper House elections have been identified as the moment of popular evaluation for Japan’s new ruling party. But the…
