All posts tagged "top_featured"

• 2021 US-Japan Relations

  The U.S.-Japan Relationship: Modeling New Frontiers in Subnational Diplomacy

  In our increasingly networked world, the international activities of states, cities, and other subnational actors are expanding rapidly.  Their rising importance has...

• 2021 US-Japan Relations

  United States-Japan Cooperation on Democracy and Equity Should Tackle Gender and Racial Justice

  The U.S.-Japan alliance is viewed as a cornerstone of stability, the rule of law, and promotion of democracy in the Indo-Pacific. The...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Myanmar Coup: A Battleground for Sino-Japanese Influence

  On February 1st the world woke up to Myanmar under military rule following a coup against elected members of the ruling party....

• 2021 US-Japan Relations

  Partisan Biases in U.S.-Japan Relations

  Japan will welcome the Biden administration with relief in the wake of what was perceived as Trump’s bombast, threats, and unpredictability –...

• 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...

• Politics

  The Case for Holding the Tokyo Olympics

  Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers announced that preparations for the global tournament are “continuing as planned”, stressing that they “never discussed”...

• Politics

  Olympics Chief Mori’s Gaffe Exposes Suga’s Weakness

  Exactly twenty years ago today, on February 9th 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville collided with a Japanese high-school training boat, the...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Japan’s Growing Reliance on the Chinese Market

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

• Politics

  Lost in Communication: Japan’s Covid-19 Information Crisis

  Every year in December, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society announces a single kanji character as the “Kanji of the Year”. The winner in...

• Society

  Building Back Better for Japan’s Women in a Post-COVID Society

  The coronavirus pandemic has brought large interruptions to typical patterns of working, forcing Japanese companies to become more flexible and loosen their...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Japanese Attitudes toward China Harden Further

  Welcome to installment XXIV (December 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...

• Sino-Japanese Review

  Japan on Edge over “Unprecedented” Chinese Incursions

  Welcome to installment XXIII (November 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...