The Case of Abe Shinzo
On November 20, 2019, Abe Shinzo became the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, at 2,887 days, surpassing the previous record held by Katsura Tarō in the early […]
Glen S. Fukushima
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A View from Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is a very lucky man. Despite a plethora of scandals that have erupted since he took office for the second time as prime […]
A Japanese Perspective
Whether he admits it or not, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s debt of gratitude to DPRK chairman Kim Jong-un is far-reaching—regarding Japanese domestic politics, relations with the United States, […]
US-Japan Relations, 2015-2017
One year has passed since (in The Asan Forum 3, no. 1) I analyzed US-Japan relations during the first two years (December 2012-January 2015) of Abe Shinzo’s second […]
US-Japan Relations under Abe Shinzo
When Abe Shinzo became prime minister for a second time, the reaction in Washington was decidedly mixed. In both the Obama administration and the policy/intellectual community of Japan-watchers, […]