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G7 Digital Ministers Preview Summit’s Focus on Tech Competition With China
By Charles Mok
The G-7 digital and tech ministers’ gathering in Takasaki, Japan, offers hints as to the group’s priorities.
Japan’s Regional and Global Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Naoko Aoki.
Japan and NATO: An Inevitable Partnership?
By James Kaizuka
Japan may not be located in the North Atlantic, but it and NATO are natural partners with increasingly overlapping interests and with much to offer each other.
South Korean President Holds Meeting With Japanese Prime Minister in Seoul
By Mitch Shin
For the first time in 12 years, the Japanese prime minister visited Seoul for a bilateral meeting with the South Korean president.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s Visit to South Korea: 3 Points to Watch
By Takahashi Kosuke
From a potential Kishida apology to the limits of security cooperation, three important questions will define the future trajectory of the Japan-South Korea thaw.
Can Japan Champion Nuclear Duality?
By Brandt K. Mabuni and Hideo Asano
Under Kishida, the nonproliferation dream meets energy pragmatism.
Japan Toughens Refugee Deportation Protocol
By Thisanka Siripala
Despite growing calls to improve human rights in Japanese detention facilities, the latest bill falls short of fundamental reform.
In Japan, an Uphill Climb for PM Kishida’s ‘New Capitalism’
By Dylan Harris
The Kishida administration is pursuing a more inclusive “stakeholder capitalism,” but aside from its grand vision it doesn’t have many details to offer.
Japan’s Kishida to Visit South Korea Before G7 Summit
By Mari Yamaguchi
On May 7, Japan’s prime minister will reciprocate President Yoon’s trip to Tokyo. Kishida will be the first Japanese leader to visit South Korea since 2018.
Japan’s LDP Promises to Push Forward LBGTQ Bill
By Jeremiah May
Japan, as this year's G-7 host, has been under pressure to bring its LGBTQ policy framework into line with the world's other liberal democracies.
Why Does Japan Have a Military Base in Djibouti?
By Jio Kamata
The unfolding crisis in Sudan has drawn attention to Japan’s only overseas base – and some of the problems surrounding the installation.
Japan Deploys PAC3 Interceptor System for North Korea Spy Satellite Launch
By Takahashi Kosuke
The deployment of additional missile defense systems is causing mixed reactions from Okinawans.