Articles by Foo Choo Wei

Iran war strengthens Japan’s push for rearmament

The war in Iran is reinforcing the Takaichi administration’s push to revise Japan’s security strategy, pursuing AI-driven combat systems, drone defence and counterstrike capability amid fears of a widening global war. Writer Foo Choo Wei notes that such moves could worsen the regional security environment while placing new fiscal and economic strains on Japan.

Foo Choo Wei

[Big read] Can China’s new migrants find a home in Takaichi’s Japan?

Relaxed immigration policies and shifting geopolitical dynamics have ushered Japan into the “era of one million overseas Chinese”. Writer Foo Choo Wei discovers that amid shifts in policy and deteriorating China-Japan relations, these Chinese migrants must balance good neighbourliness while preserving their culture and language.

Foo Choo Wei

[Big read] Chinese EVs sending shockwaves through the Japanese auto industry

Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Foo Choo Wei says that as Chinese brands begin to pursue car buyers in the Southeast Asian and Japanese markets more actively, Japan automakers are sitting up and taking notice.

Foo Choo Wei

[Big read] Doubts over Fukushima wastewater release hard to overcome

It has been 12 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the resulting tsunami that damaged a nuclear power plant at Fukushima. As plans progress to release treated wastewater from the nuclear power plant into the sea, Lianhe Zaobao journalists Tan Jet Min and Foo Choo Wei explore the challenges in the decision, as well as the difficulties facing related industries, such as fishing.

Tan Jet Min