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A live tank firing competition of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is held at the Hokkaido Great Maneuvering Ground in Eniwa City, Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on October 24, 2022. A total of 144 Type 90 and Type 10 tanks participate in the drill to compete for accurate shooting ability by bombarding targets about 2 kilometers ahead. The competition will be held until 27th.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

No, Japan is not planning to “double its defense budget”

Monday, May 22, 2023

Lots of tourists visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18, 2023. G7 summit will be held from May 19th to 21st in Hiroshima City.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Around the halls: Japan hosts the G-7 summit

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Daniel S. Hamilton, Patricia M. Kim, Adam P. Liff, Natalie Sambhi, and David G. Victor

Friday, May 19, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers remarks during a visit to a semiconductor factory at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

How South Korea sees technology competition with China and export controls

Seong-ho Sheen and Mireya Solís

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 27, 2021. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Japan’s new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Adam P. Liff and Jeffrey W. Hornung

Monday, March 27, 2023

Trade in Asia

Asia’s trade at a turning point

Sebastian Eckardt, Jun Ge, and Hassan Zaman

Monday, March 20, 2023

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea-Japan rapprochement creates new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific

Friday, March 17, 2023

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