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October 19, 2023
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July 14, 2023
“Noot” Calls in Stadium: Darvish Praises Nootbaar, Playing on Foreign Soil Like a Breeze

By Haruka Sato
July 11, 2023
Dirt-Smeared Uniforms: The Tradition Behind Nootbaar’s Never-Say-Die Spirit at the WBC

By Noriko Yonemushi
July 3, 2023
World Champ B-Girl Says Everything Changed When Breaking Became an Olympic Sport

By Takaomi Matsubara
June 28, 2023
First Battle Against Grade-Schooler at 21: How 39-Year-Old B-Girl Ayumi Became World Champ

By Takaomi Matsubara
June 20, 2023
Momentous Zoom Meeting with Team Japan Skipper: Interview with Lars Nootbaar’s Parents (#2)

By Aogu Tanaka
June 15, 2023
“My Name Is Lars Nootbaar. I’m Japanese,” He Foretold at 10: Interview with Mother Kumi (#1)

By Aogu Tanaka
May 1, 2023
Make China Play by the Rules; Could Be Better than Sanctions (#2)

By Mariko Watanabe
April 26, 2023
Make China Play by the Rules; Could Be Better than Sanctions (#1)

By Mariko Watanabe
April 21, 2023
Interview with Ambassador Elloumi: TICAD 8 Boosts Japan-Tunisia Relations

By Mohamed Elloumi
April 18, 2023
Japan Works on Treaty towards Ending Plastic Pollution

By Takeshi Akahori
April 5, 2023
The Liberal International Order in Turmoil

By Yuichi Hosoya
March 31, 2023
Indonesia Shows Leadership at G20 Bali Summit

By Masafumi Ishii
March 28, 2023
The Delusional Sense of Crisis and “Solidarity”: Can Xi Face Real-World Challenges? (#2)

By Shin Kawashima
March 23, 2023
The Delusional Sense of Crisis and “Solidarity”: Can Xi Face Real-World Challenges? (#1)

By Shin Kawashima
March 17, 2023
President Putin in a Tight Corner—Can Russian Forces Be Revived?

By Shinji Hyodo
March 14, 2023
The Geopolitics of Information Warfare: Decoding Russia’s Disinformation Strategy (#2)

By Tomoko Nagasako
March 9, 2023
The Geopolitics of Information Warfare: Decoding Russia’s Disinformation Strategy (#1)

By Tomoko Nagasako

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