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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to media at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on February 27, 2022. Kishida speaks about Ukraine crisis.The Japanese government decided to add economic sanctions on Russia. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

How Asian countries are reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ryan Hass, Patricia M. Kim, Tanvi Madan, Mireya Solís, and Andrew Yeo

Monday, March 21, 2022

(L-R) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (Lloyd James Austin III), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Antony John Blinken), Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi and Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi attend a joint press conference after US - Japan Security Consultative Committee at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on March 16, 2021. All of them wear face masks amid a pandemic of the new coronavirus COVID-19. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Order from Chaos

Around the halls: Experts react to high-level meetings between American and Asian officials

David Dollar, Michael E. O’Hanlon, and Mireya Solís

Friday, March 19, 2021

Podcast Episode

Why is WTO reform so difficult?

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, December 6, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, on May 23, 2022. Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday by initiating the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with 13 founding countries. Speaking at the launch event in Tokyo, Biden said that the future of the 21st Century economy will be written in the Indo-Pacific. The 13 initial members of the group, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), are the U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei, the Biden administration said Monday. The members accounting for about 40% of the world's gross domestic product.

Order from Chaos

Will Biden’s Asia trip help the US meet its strategic objectives?

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) launch event at Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. Foreign Policy

Biden looks to “anchor” in region

Monday, May 23, 2022

Cover of "Dilemmas of a Trading Nation."

Brookings Now

Brookings Press book wins Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Snow falls in central Tokyo, Japan on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Shingo Tosha/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Order from Chaos

In vying for economic preeminence in Asia, openness is essential

Friday, January 14, 2022

May 14, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's computer giant Fujitsu unveils a 300mm wafer which has the CPU chips with 48-core and 2-assistant core Arm architecture "A64FX" processor at Fujitsu's high-tech exhibition Fujitsu Forum 2019 in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Fujitsu and Riken are developing the government-backed next generation supercomputer called Post-K computer, 100 times greater performance of K computer. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan

Toward a US-Japan digital alliance

Thursday, October 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Workers make Chinese flags at a factory in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Order from Chaos

China moves to join the CPTPP, but don’t expect a fast pass

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bows during speaking to media at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on September 3, 2021. PM Suga decided not to run for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election. PM Suga will resign prime minister as his term of office expires at the end of this month. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Order from Chaos

Suga steps down: Japanese politics in the pandemic era

Friday, September 3, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Athletes compete as Olympic rings are seen REUTERS/Peter Jebautzke

Japan

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were always meant to be a story of resilience

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, August 2, 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden hold a joint press conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021. Biden had his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since he took office in January amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Japan

Biden-Suga meeting highly successful

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media after announcing that Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa will have pre-emergency status under a new prevention law during a government task force meeting at the prime minister's office, Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters

Order from Chaos

Suga-Biden summit to rekindle ‘can-do’ spirit of the US-Japan alliance

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama speaks to media after attending Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, RCEP, meetingheld via video conference on Nov. 15, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Japan

Trading places: America, Japan, and regional trade

The Asia Chessboard

Monday, March 1, 2021

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2020. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS

Democracy

Japan’s democratic renewal and the survival of the liberal order

Friday, January 22, 2021