Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "Yoshihide Suga"
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Security
Putin’s Invasion Is a Turning Point in Japan’s Relations with Russia
For a decade, Japan has pursued a policy of tireless engagement with Russia, seeking to raise all areas of bilateral relations to...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Lonely Times for Japan’s “Panda Huggers”
Welcome to instalment XXIX of the Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides running commentary on major developments, current events, and the...
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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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4.1KPoliticsThe U.S. can learn from Japan’s Relationship with China
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, DC on April 16, the first meeting between these...
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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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Politics
Olympics 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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Politics
Lost 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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Society
Building 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...
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Politics
Are Women Japan’s Hidden Conservatives?
Former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s efforts to add more women to Japan’s shrinking workforce and into managerial positions has attracted strong criticism...
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Politics
Can a Universal Basic Services Plan Save Japan’s Opposition?
Japan’s largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has unveiled plans to draft a new welfare policy which focuses...
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Sino-Japanese Review
Washington’s Role in the Delicate China-Japan Balance
Welcome to installment XXII (October 2020) of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in relations between China and Japan that...
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Politics
Leading from the Kantei: Japan and the Quad
On Tuesday, October 6, Japan will be hosting the second Australia-India-Japan-U.S. “quad” foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo against the backdrop of rapidly...