Japan and the Quest for Its New Normal
Japan’s hands have been tied militarily since it embraced a pacifist constitution in 1947, and the national debate to...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Japan and the Quest for Its New Normal
A nation must think before it acts.
Japan
Experts React | Iran Energy and Indo-Pacific Realignment
Shihoko Goto, Asia Program Director The surge in global oil prices following the attacks on Iran has materially weakened...
FPRI Experts React | The Cost of a Win-Win for US-Japan Relations
Shihoko Goto, Asia Program Director As the first G7 leader to meet with President Donald Trump in the White...
FPRI Experts React | Sanae Takaichi’s Victory in Japanese Election
Shihoko Goto—With Takaichi’s Massive Win, Japan’s Potential Path Forward Opens Up The decisive electoral victory of Prime Minister Takaichi...
How to Seize the Momentum for US–Indo-Pacific Relations
During his week-long tour of the Indo-Pacific, President Donald Trump at first blush accomplished what he had set out...
Trial by Fire for Japan’s New Prime Minister
Having won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi’s road to becoming Japan’s...
Political Stability Must Top Japan’s Leadership Agenda
Having won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi is set to be Japan’s...
Countering China’s Expansionism: Japan-India Synergy in Africa Amidst US Aid Retrenchment
Introduction The Japan-India-Africa Business Forum, held on February 26, 2025, marked a strategic step in strengthening the India-Japan partnership,...
Japan’s Immigration Policy and the Kurdish Population
In a 2024 article on Japan’s changing refugee policy in the Asia-Pacific Journal, Maximilien Xavier Rehm, a researcher at...
Strengthening US Alliances in the Indo-Pacific
American allies in the Indo-Pacific are the cornerstone of the US strategy to maintain regional stability, deter aggression, and...