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On Ambassador Kennedy

October 3, 2013, Richard C. Bush III

China's Economic Rebalancing and Lessons from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

October 2, 2013, David Dollar

From Abenomics to Womenomics: Working Women and Japan’s Economic Revival

September 25, 2013

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A Second Term Policy For Obama That Will Boost The Economy

September 24, 2013, Bill Frenzel

The bottom line is, the women's situation [in Japan] is not going to improve until you address more fundamental equity issues.

September 10, 2013, Mireya Solís, Los Angeles Times

The United States and Japan in East Asia: Challenges and Prospects for the Alliance

August 2013, Evans J.R. Revere

End of Dysfunctional Politics, New Era for Economic Reform in Japan?

August 2013, Mireya Solís

Mostly we’re talking about regulation. For example, safety standards, emission testing: all these things the [U.S.] producers need to comply with in order to bring their products to the [Japanese] market.

August 19, 2013, Mireya Solís, Marketplace

An American Perspective on Maritime Asia

August 5, 2013, Richard C. Bush III

Japan Boosts the Trans-Pacific Partnership

August 9, 2013, Mireya Solís

Upper House Elections Open the Door for Electricity Sector Reform in Japan

August 6, 2013, Charles K. Ebinger and Alisa Schackmann

Japan’s Policy Agenda after the July Election: Gridlock Broken?

July 25, 2013

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Thus far, because of the frequent changes in prime minister, important issues couldn’t be thoroughly discussed and it wasn’t even clear if [Japan] could deliver on its promises....The U.S. is looking forward to seeing [Japan’s] efforts toward ending deflation and its participation in the TPP.

July 22, 2013, Mireya Solís, Asahi Shimbun

A Currency Clause in the Trans-Pacific Partnership is Unworkable, Unsuitable, and Counterproductive

July 8, 2013, Mireya Solís

Fed Policy, Stock Markets and Japan

June 13, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott

Obama and Xi at Sunnylands: Maritime Tensions

June 3, 2013, Richard C. Bush III

The Containment Fallacy: China and the TPP

May 24, 2013, Mireya Solís

Mitigating Natural Disasters, Promoting Development: The Sendai Dialogue and Disaster Risk Management in Asia

May 10, 2013

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Economic Growth, Energy, and Economic Partnership: Japan’s Current Obstacles and New Opportunities

May 3, 2013

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Reviewing Ma Ying-jeou’s Strategies for National Security in Taiwan

April 19, 2013, Richard C. Bush III

Global Economic Recovery Stuck Below Takeoff Speed

April 14, 2013, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda

Currency Wars: This Time, Is It for Real?

April 10, 2013, Jacques Mistral

A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Japan Foreign Aid Policies for Disaster Reduction

April 2013, Goshi Tsukamoto

In a country [like Japan] where pork barrel projects have been rampant, infrastructure projects that seek to cater to the needs of construction companies have been a very common fact of political life. That it's in an electoral year gives me plenty of reasons to worry that when you are putting together a very hefty stimulus package, you are indeed using it in a wise manner and not just for the sake of spending to generate political support.

April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations

What makes me more hopeful is that I see a positive convergence between the domestic efforts, the economic strategy, and what's been going on in the trade front. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Three more [Trans-Pacific Partnership] countries have to say yes to the plan, including the United States. There are many different hurdles, and we will have to see how it turns out in the future.

April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations