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All posts tagged "Suga administration"
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Economy
Japan’s General Election and the Future of Decarbonization
As Japan heads to the polls to choose a new government, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and opposition parties have positioned...
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Politics
Suga’s Resignation: Back to the Revolving Door?
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced that he will not stand for re-election in the LDP’s leadership contest on September 29th –...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Is Japan Distancing itself from China?
Welcome to instalment XXVIII (April 2021) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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Security
Suga-Biden Summit Leaves Japan Driving Cooperation in Maritime Asia
The flurry of foreign policy meetings – the Quad on March 12, the Security Consultative Committee 2+2 meeting on March 16, and...
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3.1KEconomyDomestic Politics will limit Biden and Suga’s Plans
President Biden and Prime Minister Suga have high ambitions for U.S.-Japan economic cooperation - but domestic politics is a limiting factor.
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Economy
Japan’s Carbon Neutral Future Divided Over Climate Pricing
Last year Japan stepped up its global warming targets with a bold pledge to achieve a net carbon neutral society by 2050....
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2021 US-Japan Relations
United States-Japan Cooperation on Democracy and Equity Should Tackle Gender and Racial Justice
The U.S.-Japan alliance is viewed as a cornerstone of stability, the rule of law, and promotion of democracy in the Indo-Pacific. The...
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2021 US-Japan Relations
Biden 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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2021 US-Japan Relations
Increasing 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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Economy
Green 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...