Abstract: As an island country in the Pacific region, it is natural for Japan to have diplomatic relationships with neighboring island countries. By the early…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract: No relationship is more important to the future of Asia than the one between Japan and China. PM Abe’s visit to Beijing last month…
Abstract: On June 12, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (hereafter DPRK or North Korea) leader Kim Jong Un, Chairman…
Abstract: This article examines the domestic political dynamics behind US president Donald Trump’s “America First” approach to trade and foreign policy, to understand better how…
Abstract: In the past few years, many wealthy democracies have exhibited significant backlash against the liberal international order. Why has Japan—also a leader of this…
Abstract: The imperative in the Indo-Pacific region is to build a new strategic equilibrium pivoted on a stable balance of power. A constellation of likeminded…
Abstract: This paper examines the Japanese factors behind the stalemate between Japan and Russia. It treats the territorial dispute not as a core reason but…
Abstract: Russia’s effort to become a geoeconomic power in Asia alters the dynamics of the territorial dispute with Japan. Both Moscow and Tokyo aim to…
Abstract: This article compares the different trajectories of nuclear power policy in Japan, Taiwan and Korea in the post-Fukushima era. The Fukushima nuclear accident ratcheted…
Abstract: This article gives a broad description of the Japanese second Abe government’s reassurance, arming, and alliance policy toward China. The sources used are mostly…
Abstract: This essay argues that Japan needs the United States to stay involved in the Indo-Pacific and examines how, in a time of great regional…
Abstract: This essay presents a perspective on Japan’s relations with the two Koreas in relation to resolving the thorny issues posed by North Korea. It…
Abstract; The essay first examines where the [Sino-Japanese] relationship went off track, starting in 2008, with Chinese incursions into the disputed waters of the East…
Abstract: This essay makes the case that despite Abe’s careful cultivation of closer ties with Russia in the areas of politics, economics, and security, a…
Preview: This essay examines Japan’s ability to adapt quickly to radical changes in global leadership and traditional foreign policy norms that have left other nations…
