The moment the deal nearly collapsed, I saw it—a flicker of hesitation in her eyes. Two global leaders, an ocean apart, on the brink of a breakthrough. One pause, one recalibrated response, and ...

Times are changing again. Modern diplomacy is no longer about smiling for the cameras and shaking hands with other leaders on a red carpet while ordering airstrikes on their military bases. The ...

Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief. This is the face of ...

This is the face of diplomacy this year: A 64-year-old Japanese man with a Paddington bear plushie downing a pint and exclaiming, “That’s boss, that!” Japanese Ambassador to the UK Hiroshi Suzuki is ...