- Sanae Takaichi, Lee Jae Myung, Donald Tusk, Japan, Defence policy, Nato, US news, Nuclear weapons, World news, Germany, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Iran, Russia, Donald Trump
The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges | Editorial
Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritari…
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The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial
A 1,200-year dataset shows the ‘peak bloom’ is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature’s rhythms…
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The Guardian view on Japan’s hidden century: cheap money, global risk | Editorial
Ultra-low rates turned the yen into easy cash for bankers. But the carry trade now binds global markets to dec…
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The Guardian view on a new nuclear age: great powers should not restock a house of dynamite | Editorial
Donald Trump’s remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be consi…
- Canada, Tariffs, Critical minerals, Mark Carney, Japan, Artificial intelligence (AI), International trade, Xi Jinping, US foreign policy, US news, China, G7, Donald Trump
The Guardian view on Trump and China: stepping back from the brink, but not solving problems | Editorial
Though the US president’s meeting with Xi Jinping appears to have staved off a global trade war, this is far f…
- Financial sector, Rachel Reeves, Japan, Politics, Interest rates, Business, Asia Pacific, UK news, Economic policy
The Guardian view on fiscal rules and financial myths: Britain must stop fearing imaginary bond vigilantes | Editorial
Liz Truss fell not for borrowing, but for incompetence. Rachel Reeves mustn’t repeat the mistake with rules ma…
- Nobel peace prize, Cold war, Japan, US national security, US foreign policy, Barack Obama, Nuclear weapons, United Nations, Russia, Donald Trump
The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at why an unqualified bel…
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The Guardian view on North Korea’s competing calendars: arranging the days of our lives | Editorial
Pyongyang may be moving away from its Juche dating system, but others cling to their own kinds of time despite…
- Spirited Away, Ursula K Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Culture, Film
The Guardian view on Studio Ghibli: a Japanese success story in a faltering film world | Editorial
The latest anime from director Hayao Miyazaki aced at the box office without any marketing. All credit to his …
- Japan, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, World news, Asia Pacific, China, South Korea
The Guardian view on North Korea’s missile tests: growing risks, reduced response | Editorial
Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities are increasing, but there is limited international capacity for or interest i…
- Japan, Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Vladimir Putin, Olympic Games, Protest, Russia, Sport
The Guardian view on Belarus: an Olympic athlete joins the exodus | Editorial
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has followed in the footsteps of thousands of others deserting Lukashenko’s totalitari…
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The Guardian view on women and the Olympics: the athletes caught up – now the IOC must
Female competitors come very close to equality at the games. But Tokyo still highlights ongoing sexism and dis…
- Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Yoshihide Suga, Disability and sport, Sport politics, Sport
The Guardian view on the Tokyo Olympics: in Japan, but not for Japan | Editorial
Many will cheer on the Games. But we should also understand the host nation’s reluctance After a year and a ha…
- Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Infectious diseases, International Olympic Committee, Coronavirus, World news, Asia Pacific, China, Sport politics, Sport
The Guardian view on the Tokyo Olympics: must the show go on?
With coronavirus surging in Japan and internationally, this summer’s Games are a risky prospectAs coronavirus …
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The Guardian view on cherry blossom: lessons from fragile, fleeting beauty
The pandemic has made us all long for spring. In Japan and elsewhere, full bloom is coming earlier than ever E…
- Japan, Environment, Joe Biden, Climate change, US news, World news, China, Paris climate agreement, UK news, South Korea, Democrats, Science, US politics
The Guardian view on Biden and the climate crisis: fight for net zero | Editorial
A US president who recognises the threat will make a huge difference, but environmentalists must push hardTher…
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The Guardian view on population growth: a small planet needs big solutions | Editorial
New research suggests that the global peak may be lower than expected. But the challenges will still be immens…
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The Guardian view on time: a social construction | Editorial
The Japanese calendar resets with every emperor. This is an awkward but human way of organising historyJapan h…