Japan

The Nippon Steel issue is a superfluous irritant in Japan–US ties at a time when both countries need each other strategically.

• Arnab Dasgupta
• January 24, 2025
• IDSA Comments

In 2025, Japan will have to navigate adroitly the incoming Trump administration’s policy positions while attempting to stabilise ties with China, while dealing with a Tokyo–Seoul relationship effectively reset to zero.

• Arnab Dasgupta
• January 06, 2025
• IDSA Comments

Japan can become an important partner in shaping Central Asia’s future growth and integration into the global economy.

• Anusua Ganguly
• December 27, 2024
• IDSA Comments

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.

• Ranjit Kumar Dhawan
• November 05, 2024
• Issue Brief

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

• Arnab Dasgupta
• October 08, 2024
• Issue Brief

Chinese policymakers’ distrust of Japan could deepen the political chasm between the two countries, as Japan is at the cusp of a leadership change.

• Mayuri Banerjee
• September 18, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Fumio Kishida can justly be regarded as a worthy inheritor of Shinzo Abe’s key policies.

• Arnab Dasgupta
• August 23, 2024
• IDSA Comments

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

• Arnab Dasgupta
• July 23, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Emperor Naruhito’s Visits to Indonesia and the UK in Context

• Arnab Dasgupta
• July 11, 2024
• IDSA Comments

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.

• Arnab Dasgupta , Rohit Kumar Sharma
• April 08, 2024
• Issue Brief