Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. At a time when democratic values are under siege around the world—most notably in the United States—Japan’s leadership is ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington is an important step in the Freedom Alliance’s effort to contain China. Specifically, Mr. Kishida must achieve the combined goals of ...

Japan slipped further down the global ranking for press freedom last year, according to international watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which cited Tokyo’s recently implemented secrets law as a ...

TOKYO — Freedom of religion is the “orphaned” human right, as Western democracies instead furiously debate gender rights, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. That was a core message at the ...