Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

Kishida has yet to excite the public ahead of next week's election for a reason he cannot easily overcome

Whoever succeeds him as prime minister will need to avert an impending political crisis

The US diplomat spoke of 'shared values' but also stressed the need to strengthen democracy

Chances of a speculative 'Third Front' winning the 2024 parliamentary election are next to impossible

Holding the world's richest cricket competition jarred greatly with the Covid-19 reality on the ground

Singapore politics is being tested by Covid-19, opposition gains and the leader-in-waiting's call to step aside

In the face of a strong government in New Delhi, some states are growing assertive. This is not ideal

Ten years on from the nuclear disaster, Japan's trauma may be holding back its fight against climate change

The country needs fresh thinking to deal with a post-pandemic world

If his first 3 months are anything to go by, the Japanese leader will have a challenge staying in power

Japan's longest-serving prime minister will be a hard act to follow. His successor should not even try

Opening batsman was already suspended by Emirates Cricket Board

The Japanese statesman resigns for a second time, leaving his people wondering what a new dawn will bring

Yuriko Koike is a multilingual woman with a global outlook – a rare breed in Japan's insular, patriarchal politics