Commentary / Japan May 21, 2018
Is history rhyming in East Asia?
by Kuni Miyake
Look to Japan-U.S. relations in the 1930s for clues on the course of current Sino-American ties.
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Commentary / Japan Apr 23, 2018
Time for Japan to recalibrate its strategy?
by Shihoko Goto
A much-touted bond with the U.S. president left Prime Minister Shinzo Abe largely empty-handed.
Commentary / Japan Apr 18, 2018
The elephant in the Abe-Trump room
by Robert Boxwell
Tokyo and Washington's mutual concern over China's growing military activities in the region trumps Japan-U.S. trade frictions.
Commentary / Japan Mar 26, 2018
Japan's flower-power diplomacy
by Shihoko Goto
When it comes to winning hearts and minds in springtime, it's almost impossible to beat Japan's influence in Washington.
Commentary / Japan Jan 30, 2018
Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month
by William Pesek
Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire
Commentary / Japan Jan 16, 2018
Japan's strategy in the Trump era
by Tsuneo Watanabe
How might Tokyo deal with a tilt toward isolationism in the U.S.?
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Oct 30, 2017
Support for the United States in Japan has dropped to the lowest level in nine years, according to a survey.
National Oct 5, 2017
The United States approved the sale of 56 advanced medium-range missiles to Japan for an estimated ¥12.6 billion ($113 million), the State Department said Wednesday as the two allies face a growing missile and nuclear threat from North Korea. The planned sale of the AIM-120C-7 ...
Commentary / Japan | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Aug 21, 2017
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's diplomacy faces the risk of coming to an end without tangible accomplishments.
Commentary / Japan Jun 13, 2017
Japan-U.S. economic dialogue: risk and strategy
by Yoichi Funabashi
The fact that the current relationship between Japan and the U.S. increasingly resembles that of 30 years ago elicits a certain sense of futility.
Commentary / Japan May 23, 2017
For Shinzo Abe, an epic buyer's remorse
by William Pesek
There's still time for the prime minister to distance himself from a White House in flames
Commentary / Japan | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Mar 27, 2017
The Japanese auto industry needs to brace for a continued onslaught from the U.S. president.