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Floating fishing village in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. (A. Strakey/Flickr)

Asian Nations Must Work Together to Fight Rising Sea Levels

Adam Moser urges Asian countries to cooperate against a common foe threatening them all. more
A survivor wrapped in a blanket stands to look on tsunami-damaged town at Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture on March 13, 2011. (Yomiuri Shimbun/AFP/Getty Images)

Voices from the Ground: Civil Society Reports from Japan

A panel discussion focuses on post-tsunami Japan, and the path to reconstruction, on Thursday, July 21 at 6:00 pm. more

Loving Art and Doing Good for Japan

Three months after Japan's disaster, a follow-up report on a grassroots relief effort mounted by New York's arts community. more
Members of environmental action group Greenpeace hold up an anti-nuclear banner in front of the Central Government offices in Hong Kong on March 22, 2011. (RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images)

After Japan's Nuclear Crisis, A New Emphasis on Renewable Energy

Foreign policy analyst Rohit Viswanath discusses the implications of the Japanese nuclear disaster for energy sustainability and security. more
A girl holds her petition to ask the education ministry to protect children from radioactive contamination at Fukushima prefecture during a rally at the Education Ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2011. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)

Harney: 'Japan's politicians are failing the country' [UPDATED]

"Politicians in Tokyo are lollygagging and bickering over partisan issues instead of offering practical ideas for rebuilding the devastated regions," says Asia Society Associate Fellow Alexandra Harney. more
Activists from environmental action group Greenpeace carry portraits of victims from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster during an anti-nuclear protest outside Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta on April 26, 2010 marking the 24th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident in Ukraine and to denounce Indonesia's plans to use nuclear energy. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)

Video: Asia Shouldn't Rush Toward Nuclear to Solve Energy 'Dilemma'

According to Asia Society Global Council Co-Chair Simon Tay Japan's Fukushima nuclear distaster should have a "transformative impact" on the energy strategies for the rest of Asia. more
A mother prays for her missing child at the Okawa elementary school in the tsunami-devastated city of Ishinomaki, in Japan's Miyagi prefecture on May 11, 2011. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images)

Two Months On, Japan Still Needs Our Support

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai urges Asia Society readers to donate to continued relief efforts through our sister organization, the Japan Society. more
Chief Naval Air Crewman Francisco Garcia (L) delivers meals ready-to-eat to a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldier on Mar. 18, 2011 in Yamada, Japan. (Lt. Eric Quarlesr/US Navy via Getty Images)

After Calamity, A 'Testy' Alliance Gets Reassessed

For Japanese officials, American aid after the March quake complicates the Okinawa debate. more

Video: Small Hands Go to Work to Help Japan

See how schoolchildren at P.S. 154 in Brooklyn, New York, participating in Students Rebuild's Paper Cranes for Japan project, got to work folding paper cranes. more