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Why Japan Can’t Fail ‘Womenomics’ in Cybersecurity
By Mayuko Yatsu
The talent gap in cybersecurity is exacerbated by low numbers of women in the field.
Japan Keen to Bolster Ties with Pacific Island States
By Grant Wyeth
The island states of the Pacific are pivotal to Japan’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.
The Kit Kat in Japan, a Transliteration Success
By Layne Vandenberg
Transliterating company names into Chinese and Japanese has contributed to the success of popular brands.
The 2020 Summer Games Can’t Save Japan
By Fumika Mizuno
The 2020 Games will wow and stun, but they will be no repeat of 1964.
Japan and South Korea Are Learning the Wrong Lessons From China
By Mercedes Trent
The adoption of a rival’s coercive tactics by a U.S. ally is alarming.
Australia Unhappy About Japan’s Return to Whaling
By Grant Wyeth
Tokyo’s resumption of commercial whaling operations highlights a consistent point of tension with whale-loving Canberra.
Australia, Japan, US Start Down Their Own Indo-Pacific Road in PNG
By Grant Wyeth
The new trilateral initiative is an obvious reaction to China’s ambitions, but could still yield important results in the region.
The G20 Comes to Japan: Making Sense of the Osaka Agenda
By Wrenn Yennie Lindgren
How do the outcomes of the G-20’s eight engagement groups factor into this year’s Osaka Summit?
Japan’s Cold-Blooded Approach to the Rohingya Crisis
By Teppei Kasai
As the new “leader of the liberal order in Asia,” Japan has a responsibility to promote human rights in its foreign policy.
Making Sense of Asia’s Balance of Power in 2019
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Which Asian countries overperform and underperform across a range of indicators of national power?
What Did Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Accomplish in Iran?
By Daniel Hurst
Abe’s effort at playing the middle man between Washington and Tehran yielded no immediate results.
Japan’s Once Powerful Criminal Underworld Hits Record Low Membership
By Thisanka Siripala
Hit hard by police crackdowns and aging, the number of people leaving Japan’s yakuza has reached a 15-year high.