U.S.-Japan relations

With both countries facing serious challenges at home, their leaders remained committed to building a personal rapport.

At the Biden-Suga summit, strong language on China, including a notable mention of Taiwan, was tempered by Suga's precarious situation at home.

If both leaders play their cards right, ties between Tokyo and Washington could anchor a peaceful and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific for years to come.

One way of looking at the 2+2 meeting is that a selection of items for future consideration was put on the table. What becomes of these items going forward is now the critical question.

A year after what was supposed to be a landmark in the renewed relationship, rhetoric from both Beijing and Tokyo is increasingly frosty.

The United States may have to play a leading role if it wants to see relations between Seoul and Tokyo improve.

In the first 2+2 talks of their new administrations, both sides pledge to strengthen their alliance in response to shared concerns over China’s “aggressive actions.”

The favorable view of Trump’s policy combined with a pessimism of Biden as it relates to Japan is both unfounded and misguided

A pervasive pro-Japan bias in the U.S. has blinded Americans to the dangers of Japan’s far-right leaders – and reinforced enmity with China.

A controversy stoked by Obama's recent memoir gives causes to look back at a troubled relationship - and what could have been.

Japan retains some lingering perceptions of Democratic Party policies on China.