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Shinzo Abe
East China Sea: What Do China and Japan Really Want?
By Kai He
Keeping the peace requires understanding what the two sides want out of the dispute.
Japanese Government Panel Likely To Recommend Lifting Collective Defense Ban
By Ankit Panda
A Japanese government panel will recommend that Japan remove its ban on collective self-defense.
Clash of Dreams: Becoming a ‘Normal Country’ in East Asia
By Zheng Wang
The region’s countries have different visions of what they want to be. Can they work together to achieve them?
Japan and Russia: Arctic Friends
By Stratos Pourzitakis
Increasingly close ties offer both countries potential benefits in the Arctic and elsewhere.
The Yasukuni Shrine and the Confederate Flag
By Shannon Tiezzi
The messy legacy of the U.S. Civil War has lessons for the current tensions in Northeast Asia.
July Date For Australia-Japan Free Trade Deal?
Reports suggest that the two countries are nearing an agreement.
How Will Japan’s New NSC Work?
By J. Berkshire Miller
The National Security Council brings welcome changes, but will it be able to overcome Japanese bureaucracy?
Why the First World War Matters for Japan
By Yong Kwon
Abe’s reference at Davos could draw Japan’s attention to some useful lessons from that era.
Democratic Values and US Bases in Okinawa
By Alexis Dudden
Will the U.S. practice the democratic values it preaches in Okinawa?
Shinzo Abe At World Economic Forum: 'Restrain Military Expansion In Asia'
By Ankit Panda
Shinzo Abe's speech to the World Economic Forum reveals his thinking on the Senkaku-Diaoyu dispute.
India-Japan Ties Strengthen
By Nitin Gokhale
An upcoming visit by Shinzo Abe to India underscores just how close bilateral relations have become.
South Korea Calling India
By Sreeram Chaulia
Can India seize the opportunities offered by its growing engagement with South Korea and Japan?