NSW Premier defends Albanese amid Japan melon saga
NSW Premier Chris Minns has told a reporter to ask the 1000 smelter workers whose jobs have been…
Ex-Japanese envoy accuses Albanese of melon ‘mockery’
A former Japanese envoy to Australia has accused Anthony Albanese of making a “mockery” of melons gifted to…
Japanese reforms set to prise open US$1.8 trillion cash hoard
PROPOSED revisions to Japan’s governance code that stress the need for efficient use of cash have raised expectations…
In AI race, Japan may be the winning tortoise
IN the United States, the backlash to artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be scaling almost as fast as…
How dangerous is the current China-Japan rift?
Editor’s note: This is the 16th essay of Assessing China’s “Lost in translation: Decoding Chinese strategic narratives” series. The…
Should Japan change its approach to North Korean denuclearization?
Like its predecessors, the Sanae Takaichi administration recognizes that Japan is experiencing a deteriorating security environment in Northeast…
Can the US-Japan alliance stay the course as Japanese voters reset their politics?
In one day, Japanese voters transformed the politics of the land. What still appeared as a low probability…
What lessons can be learned from Japan’s critical minerals strategy?
The Center for Asia Policy Studies at Brookings hosted a workshop on Japan’s critical minerals strategy with experts…
Late-breaking shocks and shifting goalposts: Takaichi’s highwire Washington visit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will arrive in Washington this week with the goal of deepening the U.S.-Japan…
Latino GDP soared, boosting CA economy to 4th largest
By David Hayes-Bautista, Special for CalMatters Rosa Morales works in the store she owns in downtown Delano on…
Japan’s thunderbolt election: Takaichi resets politics, economics, and diplomacy
Japan’s Lower House election last Sunday has put to rest the image of Japanese politics as a staid…