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Suga’s Resignation: Back to the Revolving Door?

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced that he will not stand for re-election in the LDP’s leadership contest on September 29th –...

Sino-Japanese Review

Japan’s China Policy: Pragmatism or Improvisation?

Welcome to installment XXXII of the Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column covering major developments in relations between China and Japan. It provides...

Sino-Japanese Review

Japan’s National Security Posture and Stability in Taiwan

Welcome to instalment XXXI (July 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and...

Politics

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a Manmade Disaster

Just days before the start of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, social media was abuzz over stories in the western...

Sino-Japanese Review

Japan’s Partnership with the U.S is Driving a Wedge with China

Welcome to instalment XXX of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the evolution...

Sino-Japanese Review

Lonely Times for Japan’s “Panda Huggers”

Welcome to instalment XXIX of the Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the...

Society

Ramseyer and the Right-Wing Ecosystem Suffocating Japan

In Japan, many right wing revisionist groups continue to glorify its wartime legacy, seeking to validate their versions of the past however...

Politics

Abenomask: Discarded – But Not Forgotten?

In February last year as toilet paper was flying off supermarket shelves as a result of panic and misleading information, the announcement...

Sino-Japanese Review

Is Japan Distancing itself from China?

Welcome to instalment XXVIII (April 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

Security