‘Dream come true’: Japan reopens to tourists

DEMAND SOARING In Japan, tourists will find a country that is still adhering to many of the health guidelines that helped it to keep pandemic deaths to around 45,500, lower than many other developed economies. Masks are ubiquitous, and though not mandated by law, parliament is set to pass legislationContinue Reading

The world at a turning point

Why is the United States concerned that Germany buys its energy from Russia The US has no objections to Germany buying its computers from China, its motorbikes from Japan, and its cheese from the Netherlands. The last four US presidents – Bush II, Obama, Trump and Biden – had little in common but they were […]

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US policy on North Korea the least bad option

As it has regularly done for decades, during the last few weeks the North Korean government reminded Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that it has unredressed grievances. Pyongyang signaled through several gestures that the long-running crisis on the Korean Peninsula will continue. First, paramount leader Kim Jong Un reiterated in a September 9 speech that “there can be […]

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