Middle East The Strait of Hormuz Is Open Again. I Cannot Simply Feel Relieved.
The Strait of Hormuz reopened on April 8, 2026, after 39 days of closure. The United States and Iran reached a two-week ...
Middle East 
Europe Europe Is Seriously Rearming. What Does It Mean for Japan?
Europe is arming itself — and this time, it looks like the real thing. By 2026, European defense spending has reached levels not seen since the Cold War. Germany has amended its constitution to unlock up to 500 billion euros for defense and infrastructure investment.
Asia Something Is Happening in the Taiwan Strait Again. The Wrong Way to Read ‘Invasion Unlikely.’
Something strange happened over Taiwan in early March 2026. For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets that had been con...
World Affairs After 54 Years, Artemis II Completes Lunar Swing-By — The Space Toilet Odyssey That Got Us Here
The historic Artemis II lunar swing-by marks humanity's return to the Moon. The evolution of space toilet technology symbolizes our journey.
World News Trump Went to Beijing. What Japan Should Watch For.
Trump went to Beijing. From March 31 to April 2, 2026, US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China and hel...
Middle East Trump Says Iran Wants a Ceasefire. Nothing Is Over Yet.
On April 1, 2026, the world woke up to a confusing morning. US President Donald Trump posted on social media claiming th...
Asia China Changed One Word on Taiwan. The Shift From ‘Oppose’ to ‘Crack Down’ Is Not Trivial.
The language changed. The question is what changes with it. During China's National People's Congress meetings in March ...
World Affairs America’s First Pope Spoke Against War During Holy Week. The World Should Be Listening.
The first American pope observed his first Holy Week while the Middle East burned. In the final week of March 2026, Pope...
Middle East 93 Percent of Japan’s Oil Supply at Risk: What the Hormuz Crisis Really Means
A Japanese ship was hit. On March 11, 2026, a container vessel operated by Mitsui OSK Lines was struck by a projectile a...
Asia India-Pakistan Tensions in Kashmir — The Nuclear Dimension No One Wants to Say Out Loud
India and Pakistan are nuclear-armed states that share a contested border with a history of armed conflict and no reliab...