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March 30, 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Flower decoration for the G7 Hiroshma summit meeting is displayed in front of the A-bomb museum at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Group of Seven economic country leaders will gather at the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting this month. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan’s quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, May 15, 2023

A person pays respects next to tributes laid at the site where late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, near Yamato-Saidaiji station in Nara, western Japan, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

What does Shinzo Abe’s assassination mean for Japan?

Mireya Solís and Adrianna Pita

Friday, July 8, 2022

ASEAN leaders are seen on a screen as they attend the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit as part of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

The state of Asian trade and trade agreements in 2022

Peter A. Petri and David Dollar

Monday, January 10, 2022

Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2021. Toru Hanai/Pool via REUTERS

Will new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bring change to Japan?

Mireya Solís and Adrianna Pita

Monday, October 4, 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

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

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, August 2, 2021

US President Joe Biden (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meet virtually with their counterparts in the ÔQuad,Õ Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 12 March 2021. No Use Germany.

What does the Quad summit signal for U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific?

Tanvi Madan and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is seen in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken by the Air Photo Service on March 24, 2011. Mandatory Credit Air Photo Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - MANDATORY CREDIT. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. SEARCH "10TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAPAN'S QUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NUCLEAR DISASTER" FOR THE PHOTOS.

Lessons from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, 10 years on

Bill Finan and Yoichi Funabashi

Friday, March 5, 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 )

Trading places: America, Japan, and regional trade

The Asia Chessboard

Monday, March 1, 2021

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga gestures as he is elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo | Credit: Kyodo

Who is Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s next prime minister?

Mireya Solís and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Image: PM Shinzo Abe in front of Japanese flag

What’s next for Japan after Abe’s resignation?

Mireya Solís and Adrianna Pita

Friday, August 28, 2020