Opinion
Original perspectives and fresh thinking on issues of concern to Asia from around the region, plus editorials and letters to the editor. Please contact us if you would like to submit a letter to be considered for publication.
Japan's future should not be gambled on populist tax cut
Proposals by prime minister, opposition would undermine social security funding
Editor's Choice: Double time -- Japanese and Thai elections could fall on same day
Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Japan's big nuclear restart is an economic inevitability
High energy costs and balance sheet realities leave Tokyo with no alternative
Nature-based infrastructure is vital to avert Asia's looming water crisis
Facing increased disasters, supply system is deteriorating rapidly without proper maintenance
Japan and Italy must help shape the future global order
Two democracies, bound by values and innovation, can help steer an era of disruption
Prediction markets are warping future expectations
Oversight is lacking as regulators debate guardrails for event-based trading
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is taking on too much risk
Pivotal bourse must safeguard investors by doing due diligence and vetting
India is writing the opening chapter of its semiconductor story
Late to fabs but rich in talent and subsidies, nation faces the test of execution
China is already the economic Goliath it does not want to be seen as
Beijing should evolve from export-led growth and focus on services at home
Satellites are forcing a methane reckoning in Asia
High-resolution monitoring exposes emissions governments and companies can't ignore
Teaching media literacy is the starting point for resisting fake news
Policing platforms isn't enough as Asian students tend not to investigate misinformation
Editor's Choice: Trump's Venezuela assault upends global norms, splits Asia
Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
China's malign influence in Myanmar's sham elections
Beijing is propping up a brutal regime, trading fake legitimacy for strategic control
Second-term Trump: Constrained at home, unchecked abroad
Domestic resistance grows as US president's foreign-policy latitude expands
Right-shoring: Japan can redesign the supply chain to fit its interests
Politicalizing friend-shoring or decoupling could weaken the system
Asian nations hedge bets after Trump's Venezuela strike
From allies to fence-sitters, governments signal concern without open confrontation
South Korea's 'militant democracy' authoritarianism
A year after failed martial law declaration, nation faces erosion of liberal democracy
Reality bites for hotly anticipated Chinese AI smartphone
Device hit with superapp-related teething problems on debut this month
Editor's Choice: My predictions for 2026 -- Asian democracy, AI and Trump
Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Pakistan has some tough choices to make in 2026
The nuclear-armed country has avoided default but faces major challenges
Afghanistan is once again proving that geography is destiny
Nation sits at intersection of Indian, Pakistani, Chinese and Russian ambitions