Commentary / Japan | Commentary Aug 13, 2019
How to deal with the Islamic Republic
by Kuni Miyake
Japan should do what it can under existing laws and regulations. Nothing more and nothing less.
Commentary / Japan Dec 18, 2018
How Abe is changing Japan's foreign policy apparatus
by Dmitry Filippov
The prime minister has seized the diplomacy initiative from the bureaucracy.
Commentary / Japan Nov 13, 2018
Abe strikes a 'Belt and Road' balancing act
by Andreea Brinza
Tokyo is engaging in Beijing's BRI while also hedging its bets through similar initiatives with other partners.
Commentary / Japan | japan since the Meiji Restoration Oct 22, 2018
Lessons from diplomatic and constitutional history
by Kaoru Iokibe
The 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration presents an opportunity to make a sweeping assessment of Japan's political and diplomatic trajectory over the ensuing years.
Commentary / Japan Jun 7, 2018
Who will be Japan's next chief antagonist?
by Erik Isaksson
North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.
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 3, 2018
Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy falls short
by James D.J. Brown
The government must demonstrate that its commitment to international law and democratic values is more than just a fig leaf.
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.?
Commentary / Japan Oct 23, 2017
How Japan could respond to the North Korean threat
by Masamichi Hanabusa and Sadaaki Numata
Japan cannot afford to slumber in pseudo-peace while leaving this issue for other nations to resolve.
Commentary / Japan Aug 22, 2017
Tokyo needs distance from Trump train wreck
by William Pesek
It's time for those in Trump's orbit — including Prime Minister Abe — to assess how much they'll be diminished by association and do some crisis management.
Commentary / Japan May 23, 2017
The Izumo deployment: Japan's hat in the ring
by Rupakjyoti Borah
The maiden overseas deployment of Japan's Izumo helicopter destroyer is a clear signal that the waters in the Indo-Pacific region are heating up.
Commentary / Japan Mar 9, 2017
by Hugh Cortazzi
Japan's continuing importance should not need restating, but its future prospects are not so clear.