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Author Archives: Xiaochen Su

Xiaochen Su PhD is a business risk consultant in Tokyo, as well as the founder and managing director of the Study Abroad Research Institute, a Tokyo-based non-profit organization promoting international education. He previously worked in East Africa, Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Posted inOpinion

The down side of Japan-style social distancing

by Xiaochen Su April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Boarding a subway or commuter train in Tokyo, one often hears announcements urging riders to be considerate of public etiquette. No eating, no drinking, no loud talking, lest an unruly rider makes the train uncomfortable for others. Generally, commuters comply. The result is often packed trains in rush hours moving in silence. People of all […]

FILE PHOTO - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses a news conference during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Posted inOpinion

History shows Asia cannot depend on UN to resolve conflict

by Xiaochen Su March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Japan may be on road to nowhere with hydrogen vehicles

by Xiaochen Su September 6, 2021September 6, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Japanese hot spring tourism at a crossroads

by Xiaochen Su July 24, 2020July 24, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Misplaced hatred over virus a threat to multiculturalism

by Xiaochen Su May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Asian economies not ready for remote work

by Xiaochen Su March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
Posted inOpinion

China not alone in playing down Covid-19 threat

by Xiaochen Su March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
Posted inChina, Japan, Northeast Asia

Japanese academia appears soft on racism

by Xiaochen Su November 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

The paradox facing nationalist Chinese in the West

by Xiaochen Su October 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong

Why a low birth rate could benefit the CPC

by Xiaochen Su July 17, 2019February 18, 2020
A man logs on to Facebook in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria
Posted inChina

China’s own censors may hold key to Great Firewall

by Xiaochen Su July 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Sex tourism could arouse Japan’s dying towns

by Xiaochen Su June 4, 2019February 18, 2020

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