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November 17, 2025

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Ramen is a versatile global dish, ranging from traditional tonkotsu broth to innovative mazemen and whole-grain noodles, enjoyed for its endless variations and worldwide appeal.

COMMENTARY / Japan

How Japanese does that bowl of ramen need to be?

By Howard Chua-Eoan

Ramen purist argue about what’s orthodox and what’s allowable, while cooks who love to experiment and improvise push those boundaries.

A nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll and Enewetak in June 1956. Such tests are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.

COMMENTARY / World

Nuclear tests and a legacy of harm in the Asia-Pacific

By Maxime Polleri

Understanding former nuclear experiments as “tests” is highly misleading, as each atomic explosion has released a tremendous quantity of long-lasting radioactive pollutants.

Vietnam's prime minister, Pham Minh Chinh (center left), speaks with Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 28.

COMMENTARY / World

ASEAN’s moment of truth

By Mari Elka Pangestu — Tan Sri Rebecca Fatimah Sta Maria

The block confronts its biggest test yet: building balanced partnerships with powerhouses like China, India, Japan and the U.S.

China’s "wolf warrior" diplomats use aggressive, insulting rhetoric that undermines their claimed goodwill — and Tokyo must reject intimidation while holding Beijing to higher diplomatic standards.

Chinese diplomat crosses the line

The depiction of the duly elected leader of Japan as “a stupid politician” is rude; the call for violence is unacceptable.

EDITORIALS

Domestic issues dominate prime minister's strong Diet debut

EDITORIALS

Takaichi shines on the diplomatic stage

EDITORIALS

Sanae Takaichi stands tall and heads into the breach

EDITORIALS

Trump’s Middle East breakthrough may prove fragile

South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.

Japan

Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?

By Salil Tripathi

A better question might be: Does cricket need its own Shohei?

World / Geoeconomic Briefing

Xi’s balancing act: Competition abroad and discipline at home

By Naoko Eto

Japan

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant

By Gearoid Reidy

Japan

How Takaichi can make 'Abenomics 2.0' succeed

By Jesper Koll

Japan

How Takaichi should navigate Beijing’s diplomatic threats

By Stephen R. Nagy

Japan

Takaichi and a shift in 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan

By Kuni Miyake

World

ASEAN hedges as the South China Sea bubbles over

By Brad Glosserman

World

What if the COVID-19 vaccine could save cancer patients too?

By Lisa Jarvis

World

How accurate are U.S. crime statistics?

By Justin Fox

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.

A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo

By Kathryn Wortley

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