Japan’s Indo-Pacific vision is a template for Canada
Since the Abe administration, Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision continues to evolve as conditions demand but at its core it stresses the pursuit of a rules-based order in ...
Hands up, hands off: China blames U.S. for troubled relationship
Maintaining that Beijing has no role or responsibility for troubles in U.S.-China relations will guarantee that those problems get worse.
A decade after 3/11, what lessons has Japan learned?
The March 11, 2011, earthquake’s impact on the people and government of Japan has been both physical and philosophical.
Toyota broke its just-in-time rule just in time for the chip shortage
In contrast to the rest of the auto industry, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said it wasn’t expecting a shortfall of semiconductors to affect its production.
Why Japan’s territorial disputes are so hard to resolve
Next week, Shimane Prefecture will celebrate the relatively young Takeshima Day, which will invariably invite protest from the South Korean government.
Biden’s Asia strategy: 'Personnel is policy'
Considering the weak domestic position of the United States, its demands for human rights could be perceived as self-righteous and end up alienating other countries.
The Olympics can no longer be run from smoke-filled rooms
The cozy world of male-dominated politics that gave rise to Yoshiro Mori is no match for 21st century corporate sponsorship and athletic diplomacy.
Beijing already using information warfare with Biden team
Whatever the reason, China was clever enough to take advantage of the omission of one-China discussions in the U.S. readout to make the narrative conform to their interests.
Japan’s handling of COVID-19 lacks transparency
Japan’s relatively rosy figures on COVID-19 are a reflection of several issues that illustrate the lack of transparency in government and public health authorities.
Diversity is key to Japan’s relations with the U.S.
In the words of a recent study by the Brookings Institution, “the Biden team is on track to assemble the most diverse set of Senate-confirmed appointees in American history.”
Taiwan looms ever larger among Japan’s security concerns
Taiwan is vital to Japanese national security and, to put it delicately, a government in Taipei that makes its own decisions well serves Tokyo (as long as it doesn’t go too far).
COVID-19 brings sister cities closer together
Japan and the United States share more sister city relationships with each other than with any other country.
