Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "North Korea"
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2021 US-Japan Relations
Japan Can Remain an Important U.S. Ally Despite Demographic Challenges
The world is aging. Some countries are not only aging, but their populations are shrinking as immigration fails to make up for...
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Politics
The Future of Japan’s Defense Is More Complicated than it Looks
The threat of ballistic missile attacks from North Korea and the increasing Chinese incursions into the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands has reignited debate on...
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4.6KSecurityHow Coronavirus Is Fraying Asia’s Patchwork Governance
Since the first signs of the novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2, appeared in December 2019, a total of over 75,000 people have...
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3.9KSecurityJapan Looks to Trump to Represent its Interests
The second Trump-Kim summit is an event of crucial importance not only for the United States and North Korea, but also for...
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11.2KPoliticsAntonio Inoki’s “Fighting Spirit Diplomacy”
Antonio Inoki - politician, former pro wrestler and advocate for peace with North Korea - has led a complex life that tells...
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5.2KSecurityGame of Summits: The Dilemma for Abe
Exactly one year ago, the level of alert on North Korea in the Japanese Ministry of Defense was at an all-time high....
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6.7KPoliticsA Summer Preview of Japanese Politics
With a debate over controversial casino legislation and an LDP presidential election looming, Summer 2018 is set to be a busy one...
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6.1KPoliticsTrump-Kim is Abe’s Nightmare Summit
Shinzo Abe relies on the North Korean threat to argue for constitutional reform in Japan - which means the Trump-Kim summit may...
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5.5KSecurityJapan Commits to “Maximum Pressure” on North Korea
As South Korea and the U.S. soften their stances on North Korea ahead of the Trump-Kim summit, Japan remains committed to the...
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Politics
Can the Trump Summit Save Abe?
Shinzo Abe returns to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President Donald Trump this week - but the high-level summit is unlikely to provide...
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5.4KSecurityJapan, North Korea, and the Trump Shock
Keeping Japan out of the loop as the United States engages with North Korea risks a deep and unpredictable impact on domestic...
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9.8KSecurityRelevance Despite Obscurity: Japan and UN Command
On January 16, Canada hosted the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability of the Korean Peninsula. There, representatives from 20 nations...