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Japan’s busy year on trade likely to shake up the economy for years to come
The nation’s deal makers are having a busy year, as the reincarnation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership moves a step closer to implementation and another trade pact may also be concluded.
From Shimoda Conferences to Mount Fuji Dialogue
It's high time for the people and the government of Japan to change the postwar approach, because endless discussions will never make a difference.
A Japan-U.S. pact looks like the opposite of free trade
Abe can't yield much on agriculture, while U.S. cars face few barriers — and few buyers — in Japan.
U.S.'s special envoy for North Korea to travel to Japan and South Korea within weeks
New U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will visit Japan and South Korea within weeks to coordinate policies on North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. It will be Biegun's first trip to the region since being appointed as the U.S. special ...
Japan and the emerging Indo-Pacific strategy
Better than most, Tokyo has clarity about the disaccord between economic and security interests when advocating the Indo-Pacific strategy.
U.S. sailors honor Pearl Harbor survivor during one last visit
Ray Emory survived the early morning surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen nearly 80 years ago. The 97-year-old never forgot those who died that day, spending the past few decades doggedly pushing for the remains of those buried as unknowns to ...
Is history rhyming in East Asia?
Look to Japan-U.S. relations in the 1930s for clues on the course of current Sino-American ties.
Time for Japan to recalibrate its strategy?
A much-touted bond with the U.S. president left Prime Minister Shinzo Abe largely empty-handed.
The elephant in the Abe-Trump room
Tokyo and Washington's mutual concern over China's growing military activities in the region trumps Japan-U.S. trade frictions.
Japan's flower-power diplomacy
When it comes to winning hearts and minds in springtime, it's almost impossible to beat Japan's influence in Washington.
Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month
Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire
Japan's strategy in the Trump era
How might Tokyo deal with a tilt toward isolationism in the U.S.?
