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Shinzo Abe
![Japan’s New (Defensive) Attack Force Japan’s New (Defensive) Attack Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/19523_5280aeb07090e.jpg)
Japan’s New (Defensive) Attack Force
Japan’s rapid moves to develop an amphibious capability is sending a clear signal on a certain group of disputed islands.
![Japan’s LDP Mulls Tepco Breakup as Fuel Rods OK’d for Risky Removal Japan’s LDP Mulls Tepco Breakup as Fuel Rods OK’d for Risky Removal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19415_5280aa7f1998b.jpg)
Japan’s LDP Mulls Tepco Breakup as Fuel Rods OK’d for Risky Removal
Abe panel suggests that utility is unfit to decommission the stricken plant.
![Can the UN Save Japan’s Shrinking Food Exports? Can the UN Save Japan’s Shrinking Food Exports?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19002_52809f62c2ca1.jpg)
Can the UN Save Japan’s Shrinking Food Exports?
If the UNESCO puts washoku on its cultural heritage list, it could reverse the decline in Japanese food exports.
![Rhetoric Not Enough for Japan’s Working Women Rhetoric Not Enough for Japan’s Working Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19508_5280aea5ebdbb.jpg)
Rhetoric Not Enough for Japan’s Working Women
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be keen to tout Japan’s untapped labor force, but will he go beyond the rhetoric?
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Japan to Shoot Down Foreign Drones
Prime Minister Abe has approved a plan to shoot down foreign drones flying above Japanese airspace.
![The US-Japan Security Relationship: Drift or Longevity?
The US-Japan Security Relationship: Drift or Longevity?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19085_5280a22f0c47a.jpg)
The US-Japan Security Relationship: Drift or Longevity?
Despite concerns, with quality leadership bilateral security ties should continue to thrive.
![Australia’s Delicate China-Japan Balancing Act Australia’s Delicate China-Japan Balancing Act](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18795_52809c1713f1b.jpg)
Australia’s Delicate China-Japan Balancing Act
Australia has endorsed Abe’s proposed defense reforms, but hopes to avoid upsetting China.
![How Imperial Japan Shaped Modern China How Imperial Japan Shaped Modern China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18593_52809a5833d26.jpg)
How Imperial Japan Shaped Modern China
A new book explores how Japan’s brutal occupation is still shaping Sino-Japanese relations.
![Can $150 Melons Boost Japan’s Post-TPP Agriculture Exports? Can $150 Melons Boost Japan’s Post-TPP Agriculture Exports?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19355_5280aa2817c0e.jpg)
Can $150 Melons Boost Japan’s Post-TPP Agriculture Exports?
Trade deal may open the doors for high-end Japanese fruit, rice and beef exports.
![Japan’s History Problem Japan’s History Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19071_5280a1ecc990d.jpg)
Japan’s History Problem
Fairly or unfairly, Japan will always be compared with Germany when it comes to its recognition of mid-20th century history.
![Japan’s Clumsy Perception Management Japan’s Clumsy Perception Management](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19457_5280adea2e3d6.jpg)
Japan’s Clumsy Perception Management
By Kei Koga
![The Battle for Influence in Southeast Asia The Battle for Influence in Southeast Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18773_52809c109276f.jpg)
The Battle for Influence in Southeast Asia
China, South Korea and Japan are all vying for influence in ASEAN, which will be on full display next week.