County Report: Japan (December 2024)
The last third of 2024 was nothing less than a disaster for Japanese foreign policy. After the publication of memoires detailing the seedy side of the momentous decade […]
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Introduction
After Kishida Fumio announced his decision not to run again for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Ishiba Shigeru triumphed in the in-party elections, two […]
Managing Relations with South Korea
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated with his new cabinet on October 1. Just a few days later, on October 4, during his inaugural policy speech in the […]
Southeast Asia and Japan’s New Leadership
On October 1, 2024, Ishiba Shigeru was inaugurated as Japan’s 102th prime minister. He is an experienced politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with in-depth knowledge of […]