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October 27, 2020
Prime Minister Suga Says Japan to Go Carbon-Free by 2050
By Associated Press
Japan's new leader has portrayed the coming shift to green energy as an opportunity rather than a burden.
October 21, 2020
Japan Sticks to Nuclear Fuel Recycling Plan Despite Plutonium Stockpile
By Associated Press
Japan now has 45.5 tons of separated plutonium, enough to make about 6,000 atomic bombs.
October 20, 2020
In Vietnam’s Capital, Japanese PM Pushes Indo-Pacific Vision
By Sebastian Strangio
In building on Japan's complementary interests with Vietnam, Suga has signaled a clear continuity with his precedessor's foreign policy approach.
October 19, 2020
Japan’s Pragmatic New PM Pushes Abe’s Vision on Southeast Asia Trip
By Associated Press
As Suga Yoshihide jets off on his first overseas trip as Japan's leader, he is battling a number of controversies at home.
October 15, 2020
Japan’s Suga Set to Authorize Arms Sales to Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Suga is also promising to bolster Japan's economic engagement with Southeast Asian Nations.
October 14, 2020
Japan’s Approach to Ghana Is a Blueprint for African Development
By Henri Kouam and Sarmad Ishfaq
Japan’s “tech-centric” development strategy provides an alternative option to the assistance China offers.
October 10, 2020
The Japan–China Summit Telephone Conference
By Shin Kawashima
What did the new Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga talk about with his Chinese counterpart?
October 10, 2020
After Abe, Will Press Freedom Improve in Japan?
By Henry Laurence
New Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is widely seen as a continuity choice. Will he change course on media freedoms?
October 08, 2020
How Japan’s Labor Trainee Program Hurts Relations With Vietnam
By Serena Ford
If Japan intends to keep relations warm with Vietnam, the government needs to scrap the long-troubled TITP, which stands accused of enabling labor rights abuses.
October 07, 2020
Resetting Japan-Russia Relations
By Michito Tsuruoka
Challenges for a new prime minister
October 06, 2020
Will the Suga Administration Step Up Japan’s Climate Change Leadership?
By Thisanka Siripala
Without specific decarbonization measures, Japan’s commitment to a post-COVID green recovery remains unclear under the Suga administration.
October 01, 2020
Is Japan’s Defense Industry in Decline?
By Daisuke Akimoto
Despite worrying indicators, Japan’s defense industry is expected to remain in good health.
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