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Japanese foreign policy
![Has Japan’s Foreign Policy Gone Beyond the Yoshida Doctrine? Has Japan’s Foreign Policy Gone Beyond the Yoshida Doctrine?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-10.jpg)
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 The United States Needs Japan and South Korea to Make Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-17303142823931.jpg)
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 Making Sense of Japan’s Approach to Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19180410388479.jpg)
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 Foreign Ministers of China, Japan, South Korea Set to Meet Amid Seoul-Tokyo Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-20180509jck09.jpg)
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 Export Controls, History, and Geopolitics: Making Sense of the Japan-South Korea Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19191225172202.jpg)
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? Shinzo Abe Heads to Tehran: What’s on the Agenda?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-cjcs_meets_with_japan_prime_minister_shinzo_abe_35812705984.jpg)
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 Legacy Comes First in Abe’s Foreign Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18344352897459.jpg)
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 When Tokyo and Seoul Fight, a Complacent Washington Loses](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japrok.jpg)
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 Japan Releases Audio of Alleged Radar Lock-On Incident With South Korean Warship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jmsdf_p-1_7.jpg)
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 France, Japan Look to Increase Indo-Pacific Maritime Cooperation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dwplvvvxgaahcxh.jpg)
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 A First: Leaders of US, Japan, India to Meet on 2018 G20 Sidelines for Trilateral](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-35518469156_98290f7310_k.jpg)
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.
![One More Tryst for Modi and Abe: What to Expect During the Latest India-Japan Summit One More Tryst for Modi and Abe: What to Expect During the Latest India-Japan Summit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-45577358411_a0ff53a053_k.jpg)
One More Tryst for Modi and Abe: What to Expect During the Latest India-Japan Summit
By Harsh V. Pant
India and Japan continue their strategic convergence.