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Japan and South Korea Leave Money on the Table
By Clint Richards
Their history of territorial and wartime disputes continues to prevent wider cooperation on shared goals in the region.
Confucianism Fails to Explain Sewol Ferry Tragedy
By Byunghun Yoo
The ‘culturalist’ response to national tragedies fails to explain why South Korean students were unable to abandon ship.
Japan Questions Comfort Women Despite Abductee Progress
By Clint Richards
Even as talks with North Korea are set to resume, Japanese politicians continue to haggle over history.
S. Korean PM Nominee: Japan’s Occupation Was ‘God’s Will’
By Zachary Keck
A leaked video shows Park's prime minister nominee saying that Japan's occupation and Korea's division were "God's will."
Japanese Opposition Continues to Fracture
By Clint Richards
Can Japan’s small, fractured opposition find the ability to coordinate on hot-button issues?
Reshuffling Japan’s Opposition
By Clint Richards
More parties are splitting and merging, but none seem able to challenge the LDP.
US-Japan Relations and Obama’s Visit to Japan
By Yo-Jung Chen
Both countries face some delicate tasks during the US president’s stopover.
Can Obama Save the Asia Pivot?
By Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck
Our U.S. Editors discuss President Obama’s upcoming trip to Asia and potentially stabilizing developments in Asia.
Japan’s Former Miss International Called ‘Traitor’
By Han Zhang
Nationalists are outraged at the feminist’s comments on comfort women.
Shinzo Abe’s Biggest Enemy: the LDP
By Shunsuke Hirose
Internal party discord shows the narrative of Japan’s rightward shift under Abe is not as simple as it might appear.
Abe’s Diplomatic Backtrack
By Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s nationalist prime minister tries to ease tensions with his East Asian neighbors.
Shinzo Abe, Park Geun-hye to Meet at Nuclear Security Summit
By Ankit Panda
Shinzo Abe and Park Geun-hye will meet for the first time on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014.