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Shinzo Abe
Koll: Japan Economic Recovery on Track
By Anthony Fensom
As Japan moves to a higher sales tax, The Diplomat speaks with Tokyo-based economist Jesper Koll.
Evaluating the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit
By Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck
In this week’s podcast, the U.S. team evaluates the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit and South Asian nuclear security.
Wealthy Chinese Snatch Up US Investor Visas
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, the Taiwan protests, Japan and China trade barbs over Crimea, and a mixed week for China's internet censors.
Japan's Demographic Crisis: Any Way Out?
By Ankit Panda
Japan has a population problem. What can it do to address it (if anything)?
How Japan Could Turn the Table on China
By James R. Holmes
Although Japan should repent for its crimes against China, so too should the CCP.
Shinzo Abe, Park Geun-hye to Meet at Nuclear Security Summit
By Ankit Panda
Shinzo Abe and Park Geun-hye will meet for the first time on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014.
Can Abenomics Survive Tax Hike?
By Anthony Fensom
Japanese consumers face higher sales taxes from April 1. Will this derail the recovery?
Japan’s Strategic Push with Turkey
By J. Berkshire Miller
With few diplomatic openings in East Asia, Tokyo has been busy forging ties with Ankara.
Abe, ‘Deeply Pained’ By Comfort Women Suffering, Won’t Revise Kono Statement
By J.T. Quigley
Controversy over a possible review of the 1993 apology further strained Korean ties.
Three Hypotheses on Korea’s Intense Resentment of Japan
By Robert E. Kelly
Another perspective on the troubled relations of the East Asian neighbors.
Asia’s ‘Shocking’ Gender Gap
By Anthony Fensom
There’s been talk in Asia of reforms on women’s rights, but progress has been slow.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Japan's Ukraine Dilemma
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Ukraine crisis may force Japan to choose between its alliance with the US and its outreach to Russia.