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April 20, 2021 Country Reports · Japan
Country Report: Japan (April 2021)

In the first quarter of 2021, Japanese coverages turned from assessing 2020 to anticipating Biden’s impact to taking satisfaction in Biden’s initial moves toward Japan and China. With […]

Editorial Staff

Economic national security, Quad, Strategic Triangle, US-China rivalry, US-Japan alliance, Yachi Shotaro
August 13, 2015 Alternative Scenarios
Positive Scenario I: Five Reasons for a Positive Outcome

Unlike the old days when there was a Soviet Union and China and Japan were quasi-strategic allies, today the situation is different. As the world changes, the “good […]

Ren Xiao*

collective self-defense, Economic Relations, Regionalism, Territorial Disputes, Yachi Shotaro
February 7, 2014 Country Reports
Country Report: Japan (February 2014)

This has been one of the richest periods for Japanese media coverage in memory. In covering Biden’s early December travel through the region at a time of renewed […]

Editorial Staff

Abe Shinzo, collective defense, Jang Song-Thaek, propaganda war, the China Dream, Yachi Shotaro, Yasukuni Shrine
November 22, 2013 Topics of the Month
Japan-Russia Relations – 5

Japan-Russia relations in November saw a certain degree of activation. At the October 7 meeting between Abe and Putin in Bali, an agreement was reached to hold the […]

Kazuhiko Togo

2+2 Meetings, Article 9, Korean self-righteousness, new national security offices, Yachi Shotaro