Commentary / Japan | SENTAKU MAGAZINE Aug 21, 2017
The failure of Abe's Trump-dependent diplomacy
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
How Japanese automakers' Trump crisis could develop
The Japanese auto industry needs to brace for a continued onslaught from the U.S. president.
Commentary / Japan Mar 1, 2017
The Trump effect and Japan
by Ramesh Thakur
Japan has an exceptional opportunity, while maneuvering to remain close to Washington, to reduce its unhealthy security and economic dependency on the United States, and to educate the U.S. administration on the merits and benefits of the key planks of a rules-based global order ...
Commentary / World Feb 21, 2017
Same bed, different dreams
by Kent E. Calder
Japanese officials and their private-sector colleagues will need to be creative and ambitious in developing economic cooperation concepts with the U.S. that match the scale and importance of the "Ron-Yasu" years.
National | VIEW FROM OSAKA Feb 18, 2017
Abe walks a fine line between Trump and Asia
by Eric Johnston
In defending his attempts to bond with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Diet members last week that however critical other countries, and much of America, might be of Trump, he, and by extension Japan, has no other choice but to ...
Editorials Feb 13, 2017
A good start for Abe and Trump?
Contentious trade-related issues that were sidelined during the Abe-Trump summit are bound to emerge in upcoming bilateral dialogue.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Feb 1, 2017
Confusion reigns in U.S. Forces Japan's battle against drunken driving
by Jon Mitchell
Mixed messages and double standards regarding alcohol limits and penalties may be exacerbating the problem of DUI offenses committed off-base.
National / Politics Jan 21, 2017
Abe congratulates Trump, pledges to bolster Japan-U.S. alliance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as U.S. president and pledged to bolster the Japan-U.S. alliance. In his congratulatory statement addressed to Trump, Abe said he looks forward to together tackling issues facing the world and ensuring the peace ...
Commentary / Japan Nov 25, 2016
Expect closer Japan-U.S. ties
by Stephen R. Nagy
An alignment of long-term economic, political and security interests mean that Japan-U.S. relations will ultimately be driven by strategic considerations rather than personality politics.
Editorials Nov 11, 2016
Japan-U.S. ties in the Trump era
The incoming Trump presidency could provide Japan with an opportunity to reassess its priorities in its relations with the U.S.