Melanie Brock is a specialist in Japan-APAC relations. She has her own consultancy and is a senior adviser at Finsbury Glover Hering.
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Calm arrivals area at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, pictured in December 2021: this cannot go on forever. © AP
Melanie Brock is a specialist in Japan-APAC relations. She has her own consultancy and is a senior adviser at Finsbury Glover Hering.