Tag
Japanese foreign policy

Japan Protests China Coast Guard Harassment of Fishing Vessel Near Senkaku Islands
By Ankit Panda
China Coast Guard ships chased a Japanese fishing vessel, Japanese authorities said.

Has Japan’s Foreign Policy Gone Beyond the Yoshida Doctrine?
By Ayako Kusunoki
The principles of Japanese foreign policy have evolved.

The United States Needs Japan and South Korea to Make Up
By Ellen Swicord
For Washington, resumed cooperation between its two most important Northeast Asian allies is a core interest.

Making Sense of Japan’s Approach to Russia
By Michito Tsuruoka
A diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely, but there is value in talking.

Foreign Ministers of China, Japan, South Korea Set to Meet Amid Seoul-Tokyo Tensions
By Ankit Panda
Can the Northeast Asian trilateral leaders’ meeting materialize this year?

Export Controls, History, and Geopolitics: Making Sense of the Japan-South Korea Crisis
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What’s at the core of rising Japan-South Korea tensions and what will it take for the two countries to walk back?

Shinzo Abe Heads to Tehran: What’s on the Agenda?
By Ankit Panda
Deescalation between the United States and Iran is in Tokyo’s interest.

Legacy Comes First in Abe’s Foreign Policy
By James D. J. Brown
Abe’s hasty pursuit of a legacy makes Japanese foreign policy look unprincipled and weak.

When Tokyo and Seoul Fight, a Complacent Washington Loses
By Katrin Fraser Katz
Bickering between Seoul and Tokyo plays directly into the hands of Pyongyang and Beijing.

Japan Releases Audio of Alleged Radar Lock-On Incident With South Korean Warship
By Ankit Panda
Tokyo canceled further consultations with Seoul over the December 20 incident between the two sides.

France, Japan Look to Increase Indo-Pacific Maritime Cooperation
By Ankit Panda
France and Japan are looking to hold bilateral military exercises in the Indo-Pacific.

A First: Leaders of US, Japan, India to Meet on 2018 G20 Sidelines for Trilateral
By Ankit Panda
The meeting will mark the first-ever leaders' level India-Japan-U.S. trilateral meeting.