Commentary / Japan Apr 7, 2021
Japan could leverage ODA to broker Myanmar peace
Japan’s economic weight and diplomatic trust in Myanmar should be wisely leveraged in order both to dissuade the military from invoking further violence.
Yoichiro Sato
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Commentary / Japan Oct 18, 2020
Now is a good time for Japan to re-focus on quality infrastructure lending in the Indo-Pacific
Tokyo must promote both the quality of output from the increasing number of new infrastructure initiatives it is signing and re-approach some of the older projects.
Commentary / Japan Jul 1, 2020
Missile defense in Japan after the Aegis Ashore cancellation
Defense Minister Taro Kono’s announcement has opened a Pandora’s box of politically tough questions.
Commentary / Japan Apr 14, 2020
Will Abe’s conservative nostalgia beat COVID-19?
The prime minister is counting on the nation’s young people to do the right thing.
Commentary / Japan Nov 8, 2019
Compromising free trade to save free trade
The RCEP has the potential to be the world's largest free trade area.
Commentary / Japan Oct 11, 2019
The consumption tax hike delays painful spending reforms
Kicking the can down the road on social security reform should not be a policy option.
Commentary / Japan Sep 24, 2019
U.S. beef finds its way back to Japan
The anticipated bilateral trade agreement between Japan and the U.S. grossly favors the latter compared to the would-be agreement under the TPP.
Commentary / World Jul 17, 2019
Japan's 'trilemma' in the Strait of Hormuz
Should Japan take part in another U.S.-led 'coalition of the willing'?
Commentary / Japan May 22, 2019
Negotiating 'America First' trade with Trump
The current calm in Japan-U.S. trade talks may quickly turn into a small storm.
Commentary / Japan Apr 8, 2019
Reinvigorating Japan's twin-track diplomacy in Cambodia
A visit to Japan by 10 young politics-oriented Cambodians indicates that Tokyo is working outside the international media limelight to engage with both the opposition and the ruling party through its traditional twin-track diplomacy.