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…