Justin Trudeau is tanking Canada’s economy
You can only imagine — and recoil in horror at — the potential damage the Canadian prime minister’s economic illiteracy will unleash
Japan
Friday
Sunday
Japan deserves to see Oppenheimer
The country as a whole is far less bitter about World War Two than many Americans think it is
Monday
Washington’s yes-men in Japan
The Japanese establishment cannot understand the world beyond American prerogatives
Tuesday
Japanese food is overrated
Taken too far, Japanese food culture can seem precious, pretentious and sterile
Monday
Japan’s defense revolution
As Europe falters once again, Tokyo is finally taking charge of its own security
Friday
The myth that Hiroshima was necessary
The ‘we had no choice’ excuse has had twenty-first century consequences
Wednesday
Is Biden giving Brittney Griner special treatment?
There are hundreds of other Americans who could be called ‘wrongfully detained’
Friday
Shinzo Abe was Japan’s indispensable conservative
What will his country do now?
Tuesday
Enough with the 1970s comparisons
Breezy historical analogies might be exciting but that doesn’t make them accurate
Monday
Watch out for Ukrainian social media propaganda
It’s easy to get played
Tuesday
Maybe Hawaii should be independent
The state has a complex pride and history — just don’t call it anti-American
Sunday
Samurai nights in Aizu
Before its downfall, the Aizu domain was famous for its education system and strict samurai code
Friday
Kamala in charge
Who is the head of state?
Tuesday
I’m turning Japanese
In the Eighties, Japan had prosperity, optimism, loads of bizarre porn and the solace of technological gadgetry
Saturday
What Yoshihide Suga wants from Joe Biden
Suga is a prickly character, with limited people skills and little experience in foreign affairs
Wednesday
An unquiet life
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura reviewed
Monday
Strawberry yields forever
The ultimate summer fruit, if you can afford it
Sunday
A brief history of selling bath water
What connects Belle Delphine with the leader of a doomsday cult and a Japanese girl punk band?
Thursday
Trump: American shogun
John McCain torments the 45th president from beyond the grave
