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The CIRCUMNAVIGATOR

Every week, the Circumnavigator showcases the week’s best reporting from our Editorial and Opinion sections, listing important news from all corners of the world.

OUR RECENT COVERAGE

Dan Yamaguchi 10/2/24 Dan Yamaguchi 10/2/24

The Match: Japan Set for New Prime Minister in Crowded Leadership Race

Catherine Chen Wu 9/27/23 Catherine Chen Wu 9/27/23

Kishida Appoints Eleven New Ministers in Second Cabinet Reshuffle

Sabrina Shaffer 10/24/22 Sabrina Shaffer 10/24/22

Kishida Announces Long-Awaited Investigation into Unification Church

Ishaan Rai 11/5/21 Ishaan Rai 11/5/21

ANALYSIS: Will the Quad Become Asia's NATO?

Judy Jiang 4/22/21 Judy Jiang 4/22/21

Japan Plans to Release Fukushima Wastewater Into Ocean

Iris Peng 3/2/21 Iris Peng 3/2/21

The Uncomfortable Debate on Comfort Women

Graham Kanwit 3/1/21 Graham Kanwit 3/1/21

South Korea Advocates for WWII-era Survivors of Sexual Slavery

Graham Kanwit 2/17/21 Graham Kanwit 2/17/21

Chief of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Resigns Over Sexist Comments

Shoma Oura 11/24/20 Shoma Oura 11/24/20

Japan and Australia Agree to Sign Military Pact

Franco Tambunting 10/28/20 Franco Tambunting 10/28/20

Japanese Prime Minister visits Vietnam

Shoma Oura 10/5/20 Shoma Oura 10/5/20

Shutdown of Tokyo Stock Exchange Reveals Risk of Japan’s Stock Market

Ishaan Rai 9/28/20 Ishaan Rai 9/28/20

New Japanese Prime Minister Calls South Korea, Seeking to Mend Strained Relations

Shoma Oura 9/21/20 Shoma Oura 9/21/20

Japan's New Prime Minister Inaugurates Reforms

Thomas Menten 9/8/20 Thomas Menten 9/8/20

Compass World: Out of the Way, Abe!

Thomas Menten 4/17/20 Thomas Menten 4/17/20

OPINION: Shinzo Abe Is Eroding Japanese Democracy

Marisa Morrison 3/9/20 Marisa Morrison 3/9/20

What Does the Coronavirus Mean for the Tokyo Olympics?

Frank Kim 12/3/19 Frank Kim 12/3/19

Japan’s Emperor Performs First Harvest Rites

Neha Malik 11/20/19 Neha Malik 11/20/19

Emperor Naruhito Ascends to the Throne