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U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Japan-U.S. summit meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022.

As Kishida meets Biden, what is the state of the US-Japan alliance?

Friday, January 20, 2023

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.

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

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech during a ordinary parliamentary session at the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan on January, 17, 2022. (Photo Motoo Naka/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Japan-Taiwan relations: A look back on 2021 and look ahead to 2022

Adam P. Liff and Ryan Hass

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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.

In vying for economic preeminence in Asia, openness is essential

Friday, January 14, 2022

The first meeting of Japan-Taiwan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue is held online at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

How should Taiwan, Japan, and the United States cooperate better on defense of Taiwan?

Wednesday, October 27, 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 )

Suga steps down: Japanese politics in the pandemic era

Friday, September 3, 2021

United States Vice President Kamala Harris greets Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, before holding a meeting at The White House.Featuring: Yoshihide Suga, Kamala HarrisWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 16 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Kleponis/POOL via CNP/InStar/Cover Images

Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed?

Monday, August 23, 2021

A photo shows a five-ring Olympic emblem in front of National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo on May 30, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

The many narratives of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Mireya Solís and Laura McGhee

Monday, July 19, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A coast guard ship sails at the Port of Taipei in Taipei, Taiwan February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Taiwan voters should look before they leap on pork referendum

Monday, July 12, 2021

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks at a meeting of finance ministers from across the G7 nations ahead of the G7 leaders' summit, at Lancaster House in London, Britain June 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Around the halls: What to watch in Biden’s week of summits in Europe

Pavel K. Baev, Célia Belin, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Syaru Shirley Lin, Suzanne Maloney, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Patrick W. Quirk, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Thomas Wright

Monday, June 7, 2021