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Japan Fears Growing Threat From North Korea’s Latest Spy Satellite
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan goes back to the drawing board to tackle North Korea’s spy satellite and advancing nuclear weapons program.
This Week in Asia: December 1, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan requested U.S. Forces Japan ground Osprey transport aircraft, and the JGSDF grounded its own Ospreys amid U.S. Air Force safety concerns.
PALM10: Japan’s Chance to Engage With Pacific Island Countries
By Mina Pollmann
As China attempts to increase its influence over the PICs, Japan must marshal a strategic response that connects these states to its broader objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
Gender Norms and Women’s Double Burden in East Asia
By Jessica Shao and Yoolim Lee
South Korea, Japan, and China share similar issues with entrenched gender norms regarding childcare and employment, which are being reflected in their plunging birthrates.
G7 President Japan Has a Final Chance for Energy Leadership at COP28
By Yoko Mulholland, Hanna Hakko, and Kat Petersen
As its G-7 presidency concludes, Japan has an opportunity to advance delivery of the global clean energy transition at COP28.
Vietnam, Japan Establish Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
By Sebastian Strangio
The upgrade supplements Vietnam's historic upgrade of relations with the United States in September.
Japan’s Intervention in a Taiwan Contingency: It Depends
By William Choong
How a conflict starts, and how the United States responds, would weigh heavily into Tokyo's considerations.
MHI Is Riding the Wave of Japan’s Boom in Defense Spending
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan’s biggest defense firm expects annual sales from its defense business to double by FY2026.
Is Prime Minister Kishida Leading Japan by Default?
By Aurelia George Mulgan
With plummeting approval ratings, Kishida's biggest strength seems to be that there's no obvious candidate to replace him.
How the ‘Fab 4’ Can Bring Clarity to Semiconductor Supply Chains
By Jaemin Lee
It’s time for the alliance to break away from its feeble, ad hoc gatherings and help foster the type of predictability that industry needs.
This Week in Asia: November 17, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
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