Japanese and U.S. voters going to the polls this month won't think much about each other - but both choices will be...
Prime Minister Kishida has new room to maneuver on security issues – but Japan’s support for Taiwan is an issue with no...
The moderate, dovish background of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is helping to reassure Japanese voters as he pushes forward with the biggest...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made people realize, not least of all those in Japan, that major war is again within the...
Welcome to installment XXXVII (January 2022) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
On the surface, Japan’s most recent general election on October 31st, did not appear to bring any major change to Japanese politics....
The new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Japan’s new Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has positioned himself as a moderate...
Welcome to instalment XXXI (July 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and...
Welcome to instalment XXX of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the evolution...
The flurry of foreign policy meetings – the Quad on March 12, the Security Consultative Committee 2+2 meeting on March 16, and...
On March 25st we were delighted to have joined the East-West Center’s online webinar event featuring a number of rising experts on...
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...