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Ishiba Shigeru
The Trump Effect Heads to Tokyo
By Kareem Rifai
It is decidedly outside the Trump administration’s interest to harm the LDP’s electoral prospects if it wants a greater chance at achieving its goals for Japanese defense spending. But that’s exactly what its doing.
Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
By Christopher Woody
Japan’s Official Security Assistance continues to grow in its third year, reflecting Tokyo’s aim to give Indo-Pacific countries a third option for partnership.
Japan’s Ishiba Skates on Thin Political Ice
By Purnendra Jain and Keiichi Imamura
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was a critical test for Ishiba’s leadership and his party, and the LDP failed it.
Why Did Japan Skip the NATO Summit?
By Mina Pollmann
A confluence of factors – U.S. strikes on Iran and a focus on defense spending hikes – likely led Prime Minister Ishiba to stay home.
Japan-South Korea Relations Are About to Get a Stress Test
By Jio Kamata
The past three years were a unique period in the relationship between the two nations. Will Lee’s presidency mark a return to the mean?
On Ishiba Visit, Japan and Philippines Pledge Further Security Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio
United by a shared unease about China's growing maritime assertiveness, Manila and Tokyo have pledged to build on the substantial advances of recent years.
Japan, Vietnam Pledge Closer Economic Cooperation As Trump Tariffs Loom
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said that the two nations will work "to maintain a free and open international order based on the rule of law.”
Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance
By Michael Schiffer
With the 24 percent additional tariffs on Japan suspended for 90 days for negotiations, the U.S. and Japan should approach this moment as a chance to forge a new economic compact.
Japan Enacts FY 2025 Budget After Rare Revisions
By Daisuke Akimoto
Rice prices and inflation are putting pressure on Ishiba’s minority government.
What Next for Japan’s Relations With China?
By KAWASHIMA Shin
And what’s behind the recent flurry of diplomatic initiatives?
Japan, Malaysia Pledge to Strengthen Economic, Security Ties
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia on his first bilateral state visit since taking office.
Japan-South Korea Relations Under Trump
By KIMIYA Tadashi
After a meltdown in South Korea, what becomes of a thorny relationship?
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