The South Korean support to the designation of the Sado mine as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2024 is reflective of the recent conciliatory approach of South Korea towards Japan with regards to the colonial history.

Shigeru Ishiba’s election to LDP leadership—and thus the premiership—promises to be an interesting period in Japanese politics and policy.

Japan’s path to recovery from the economic ‘lost decades’ is obstructed by a deepening currency crisis.

Two recent cases involving internal and external data breaches in leading telecom companies shine a spotlight on Japan’s policy for the protection of private user data.

Japan’s diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island Countries, while substantive, has not addressed their core needs.

Japan’s political parties, most notably the LDP, have dissolved internal factions, but their relevance may not be over.