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Shinzo Abe
Britain’s Approach to Japan and East Asia
By Edward Vickers and Tim Summers
The U.K. should respond cautiously to calls for stronger ties with Japan.
Is Japan’s LDP Beginning to Get Serious About Reigning In Public Debt?
By Mina Pollmann
For Abe, security reforms and TPP-related legislation may trump the annual budget.
Reconciliation or Revisionism?: What (Not) to Expect From Shinzo Abe
By Sebastian Maslow
Will Abe provoke controversy in his upcoming statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII?
The Truth About the Diet Security Legislation Debate
By Ichiro Ozawa
Peace should be achieved through the Japanese Constitution, the UN Charter and the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
Abe and Putin May Meet in November
By Ankit Panda
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin will plan to meet on the sidelines of international summits in November 2015.
Abe’s Okinawa Problem
By Yuki Tatsumi
The deadlock between Tokyo and Okinawa is a vulnerability for the U.S.-Japan alliance writ large.
South Korea-Japan Relations: Toward a 'New Future'?
By Shannon Tiezzi
South Korea and Japan spoke optimistically about their relationship at an important anniversary yesterday.
Japan: Controversy Over the National Anthem
By Kyla Ryan
Educators and bureaucrats take their fight over the national anthem to court.
Japan's Defense Reforms and Shinzo Abe's Image Problem
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan's prime minister has an image problem -- and it stems from his signature national security legislation.
Japan and China: ‘Intimate Rivals’
By Mina Pollmann
An interview with Sheila Smith, author of Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China.
Are Chinese Drones Heading to the East China Sea?
By Ankit Panda
East China Sea, South China Sea, and history. Links to start your week.
China to Japan: Stay Out of South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
China is not happy with Tokyo's recent attempts to insert itself into the South China Sea conversation.