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Shinzo Abe
What Should Shinzo Abe Say to Donald Trump?
By Robert Dujarric
Abe's goal is clear: convince Trump of the value of the U.S. alliance system.
Japan and the Abdication of the Emperor
By Izuru Makihara
How might the Abe government address the sensitive issue of abdication?
Japan's Abe to Meet President-Elect Trump. Why Now?
By Yuki Tatsumi
Why is Japan's prime minister in such a rush to meet the next U.S. president?
What Will a Kuril Islands Deal Between Russia and Japan Take?
By Ankit Panda
Japan looks to incentivize Russian interest in a deal over the Kurils by laying out several economic initiatives.
Japan Rolls out Red Carpet for Philippines' Duterte
By Yuki Tatsumi
There's a good reason Duterte's anti-U.S. comments haven't impacted Japan-Philippines ties.
India-Japan Amphibious Aircraft Deal Moves Forward
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi and Tokyo reportedly have agreed on a price for 12 amphibious search-and-rescue aircraft.
Kuril Islands Dispute: Russia-Japan Joint Administration on the Table?
By Ankit Panda
Japan denies that any talks for joint administration of the dispute island chain are underway with Russia.
Why Japan's Upcoming Polls Matter
By Mina Pollmann
“It would be appropriate to say the wind of an election has now started blowing.”
Why Japan Has No Donald Trump
By Richard Solomon
Unlike the U.S. (Trump) or U.K. (Brexit), Japan lacks a strong, anti-establishment populist movement.
Japanese Vs. Chinese Exceptionalism
By John Darwin Van Fleet
Japan and China have more in common than they realize -- including their particular strain of nationalism.
What Japan-Russia Rapprochement Means for the World
By Yo-Jung Chen
By warming up to Moscow, is Shinzo Abe playing right into Putin's hands?