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430Sino-Japanese ReviewMyanmar Coup: A Battleground for Sino-Japanese Influence
On February 1st the world woke up to Myanmar under military rule following a coup against elected members of the ruling party....
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5552021 US-Japan RelationsPartisan Biases in U.S.-Japan Relations
Japan will welcome the Biden administration with relief in the wake of what was perceived as Trump’s bombast, threats, and unpredictability –...
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4672021 US-Japan RelationsA U.S.-Japan Dual-Citizen Arrangement Can Benefit Both Countries
Although Japan does not recognize dual citizenship, the United States and Japan would both benefit from such an arrangement. A combination of...
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7632021 US-Japan RelationsBiden Must Assist Japan and South Korea with their Wartime History Dispute
The Biden administration’s focus on allies and partners and the inability of democratic U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to move beyond...
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7652021 US-Japan RelationsIncreasing Support for U.S.-Japan Alliance in Okinawa is Not a Pipedream
The ongoing political impasse between Japan’s central government in Tokyo and the Okinawa prefectural government over U.S. military basing threatens the long-term...
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7622021 US-Japan RelationsJapan Can Remain an Important U.S. Ally Despite Demographic Challenges
The world is aging. Some countries are not only aging, but their populations are shrinking as immigration fails to make up for...
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1.3KEconomyGreen Financing: The Key to Japan’s Post-COVID Recovery?
In October 2020, Japan’s ambitious pledge to achieve a carbon neutral society by 2050 garnered widespread praise after years of the nation...
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1.2KPoliticsThe Case for Holding the Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers announced that preparations for the global tournament are “continuing as planned”, stressing that they “never discussed”...
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1.6KPoliticsOlympics Chief Mori’s Gaffe Exposes Suga’s Weakness
Exactly twenty years ago today, on February 9th 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville collided with a Japanese high-school training boat, the...
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562Sino-Japanese ReviewJapan’s Growing Reliance on the Chinese Market
Welcome to instalment XXV (January 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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1.5KPoliticsLost in Communication: Japan’s Covid-19 Information Crisis
Every year in December, Japan’s Kanji Proficiency Society announces a single kanji character as the “Kanji of the Year”. The winner in...
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1.9KSocietyBuilding Back Better for Japan’s Women in a Post-COVID Society
The coronavirus pandemic has brought large interruptions to typical patterns of working, forcing Japanese companies to become more flexible and loosen their...