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![Japan, China, South Korea Trilateral Summit Was a Missed Opportunity Japan, China, South Korea Trilateral Summit Was a Missed Opportunity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-31-131854.jpg)
Japan, China, South Korea Trilateral Summit Was a Missed Opportunity
By Thisanka Siripala
The three leaders touched base on economic cooperation and trade revitalization, with an eye on reducing regional friction.
![What Is Holding Back France-Japan Cooperation? What Is Holding Back France-Japan Cooperation?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-30-130342.jpg)
What Is Holding Back France-Japan Cooperation?
By Guibourg Delamotte
The many shared interests between France and Japan should allow them to be very close partners, yet they are not. Why?
![Japan’s Slush Fund Scandal Intensifies in Diet Discussions Japan’s Slush Fund Scandal Intensifies in Diet Discussions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-28-132428.jpg)
Japan’s Slush Fund Scandal Intensifies in Diet Discussions
By Thisanka Siripala
Political parties clashed over political fundraising reform as lawmakers deliberate on proposals for varying levels of transparency and punishment.
![Osaka Will Host the 2025 World Expo. Can Japan Pull It Off? Osaka Will Host the 2025 World Expo. Can Japan Pull It Off?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-23-150158.jpg)
Osaka Will Host the 2025 World Expo. Can Japan Pull It Off?
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is pushing a PR campaign for the embattled Osaka Expo in 2025, despite waning public enthusiasm.
![Can Japan Boost Its Foreign Students Count to 400,000? Can Japan Boost Its Foreign Students Count to 400,000?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-16-131412.jpg)
Can Japan Boost Its Foreign Students Count to 400,000?
By Daisuke Akimoto
The Kishida administration has set a lofty goal, even while tightening the regulations for universities that admit international students.
![Decoding Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Tour of Africa, Europe, and South Asia Decoding Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Tour of Africa, Europe, and South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-13-141152.jpg)
Decoding Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Tour of Africa, Europe, and South Asia
By Rishi Gupta
Across this diverse geography, countering Chinese influence is one of Tokyo’s cardinal interests.
![Will Izumi Kenta Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister? Will Izumi Kenta Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-01-142119.jpg)
Will Izumi Kenta Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister?
By Jio Kamata
A CDP government looks more likely than ever – even if it’s still a low-odds proposition.
![Japan’s PM Kishida Says He Won’t Step Down After LDP’s Defeat in By-elections Japan’s PM Kishida Says He Won’t Step Down After LDP’s Defeat in By-elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-30-164851.jpg)
Japan’s PM Kishida Says He Won’t Step Down After LDP’s Defeat in By-elections
By Mari Yamaguchi
Sunday’s defeat marks a further setback for Kishida, who will seek reelection as his party’s leader in the fall.
![Japan’s AI Diplomacy Japan’s AI Diplomacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-15-7.jpg)
Japan’s AI Diplomacy
By Daisuke Akimoto
In order to take a global leadership role in AI regulations and innovation, the Kishida administration must formulate its own legal framework at home.
![Japan and North Korea Need to Start a New Chapter Japan and North Korea Need to Start a New Chapter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-22-101639.jpg)
Japan and North Korea Need to Start a New Chapter
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Can the leaders of the two countries part ways with their respective predecessors?
![Japan’s ‘Grave Concern’ Over New Hong Kong Legislation Japan’s ‘Grave Concern’ Over New Hong Kong Legislation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-18-012618.jpg)
Japan’s ‘Grave Concern’ Over New Hong Kong Legislation
By KAWASHIMA Shin
Tokyo is worried about the Safeguarding National Security Bill.
![How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit? How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-21-134435.jpg)
How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?
By Cao Nguyen Khanh Huyen
Unless Japan can truly offer progress on Pyongyang’s vital concerns, a bilateral summit is unlikely to materialize.