Japan

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Boasting the world’s second largest economy, Japan is a key ally of the U.S. Since the end of the Cold War, Japan has struggled to define its international identity: to remain a model civilian power or to become more of a military power. Going forward, Japan will continue to exert a major influence on the future of the Asia-Pacific region.

Cars travel on an intersection near Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture following the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami (REUTERS/Toru Hanai).

Past Event

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

May 10, 2013

In response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, the Government of Japan and the World Bank launched the Sendai Dialogue as a way to re-conceptualize the role of disaster risk management (DRM) in development strategies. On May 10, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement co-hosted a discussion seeking to refine some of the topics considered at the Sendai Dialogue, identifying the lessons learned from Tōhoku, how those lessons can be applied to overseas economic assistance programs and the specific challenges of DRM among Asian countries.

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Past Event

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

May 3, 2013
Blog Post

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

April 19, 2013, Richard C. Bush III | comments
Opinion

Global Economic Recovery Stuck Below Takeoff Speed

April 14, 2013, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda
Opinion

Currency Wars: This Time, Is It for Real?

April 10, 2013, Jacques Mistral
Paper

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

April 2013, Goshi Tsukamoto
In the News

There's been this desire to not add fuel to the fire, and [for Japan] to have stable relations with China. I think everybody understands what tragic consequences could arise from using a very nationalist rhetoric that would be quite self-defeating.
April 5, 2013, Mireya Solís, Council on Foreign Relations
In the News

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
In the News

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
Interview | Voice of America

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

April 1, 2013, Evans J.R. Revere
In the News

It seems to me that when you want an ambassador, two very important assets are proximity to the president—which [Caroline Kennedy] clearly has—and visibility. There has been a pattern in the past of appointing high-profile people to this post and that [Ms. Kennedy's nomination] would fit into the pattern. This is a complicated region, but she has those two very important assets.
April 1, 2013, Mireya Solís, Wall Street Journal