Japan

Japan’s territorial disputes and the strategies it employs to manage them offer valuable insights into the practice of its security policy.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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