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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
![Abe in Mar-a-Lago, Round 2: Where the US-Japan Relationship Stands Abe in Mar-a-Lago, Round 2: Where the US-Japan Relationship Stands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dbgajeovqaabeuv.jpg)
Abe in Mar-a-Lago, Round 2: Where the US-Japan Relationship Stands
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How did Shinzo Abe's second trip to Mar-a-Lago go?
![Is Japan Trying to Counter China in Central Asia? Is Japan Trying to Counter China in Central Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-15_21-03-37.jpg)
Is Japan Trying to Counter China in Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia may have that economic frontier feel, but China (and Russia) have prior claims.
![Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-16_05-56-55.jpg)
Seoul-Tokyo Ties Could Improve, as Abductee Report Comes Due
By Clint Richards
South Korea seems to accept that the report won’t lead to greater influence for Japan.
![Abe Trades Investment for Security Council Seat Abe Trades Investment for Security Council Seat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-09_04-38-53.jpg)
Abe Trades Investment for Security Council Seat
By Clint Richards
Japan will use a return to the Council as another means to counter China’s regional assertiveness.
![Japan’s Agriculture Dilemma Japan’s Agriculture Dilemma](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-02_07-03-06.jpg)
Japan’s Agriculture Dilemma
By Clint Richards
Achieving large-scale agriculture is an imperative, yet political opposition is formidable.
![New Anti-Hate Speech Laws Could Be Double-Edged Sword New Anti-Hate Speech Laws Could Be Double-Edged Sword](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-01_05-58-51.jpg)
New Anti-Hate Speech Laws Could Be Double-Edged Sword
By Clint Richards
Government attempts to limit anti-Korean rhetoric could be used to silence nuclear protests.
![A Putin-Abe Summit Doesn’t Threaten the US A Putin-Abe Summit Doesn’t Threaten the US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-27_06-36-18.jpg)
A Putin-Abe Summit Doesn’t Threaten the US
By Clint Richards
Washington is quiet on the possible visit, and could potentially benefit from the talks.
![Key Misfire for Abe’s New Cabinet Key Misfire for Abe’s New Cabinet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-25_06-21-29.jpg)
Key Misfire for Abe’s New Cabinet
By Clint Richards
LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba appears to be gambling that Abe will be vulnerable by next year.
![US Voices Exasperation Over Japan-ROK Disputes US Voices Exasperation Over Japan-ROK Disputes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-21_05-13-38.jpg)
US Voices Exasperation Over Japan-ROK Disputes
By Clint Richards
Bickering complicates U.S. strategy in Northeast Asia and could lead to a less effective alliance.
![Abe May Issue “Guarantees” for Nuclear Plants Abe May Issue “Guarantees” for Nuclear Plants](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-20_07-02-14.jpg)
Abe May Issue “Guarantees” for Nuclear Plants
By Clint Richards
A legal restart is complicated by the government’s own guidelines, popular sentiment and poor cleanup.
![Polls Give Abe a Bump, But Not on Collective Self-Defense Polls Give Abe a Bump, But Not on Collective Self-Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-05_06-18-42.jpg)
Polls Give Abe a Bump, But Not on Collective Self-Defense
By Clint Richards
Polls indicate dissatisfaction with Abe’s main policies, but lack of opposition probably means no change.
![NHK Ignores Tokyo Self-Immolation NHK Ignores Tokyo Self-Immolation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-01_06-46-36.jpg)
NHK Ignores Tokyo Self-Immolation
By Kyla Ryan
A man sets himself on fire in protest at Abe’s policies. But that’s not news for NHK.
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