Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.
Japan and South Korea: An Alliance of Middle Powers?
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Saving the Planet Depends on Asia
Japan is dragging its feet on its transition to clean energy. The Iran War should be a wake-up call that its strategy is ultimately self-defeating.
Why Japan Is Not Laughing at Trump’s Pearl Harbor Jokes
Welcome to a new, transactional era of American foreign policy where history is not a set of lessons to be learned but a rhetorical cudgel to be used against friends.
Trump Tries to Turn Greenland into Okinawa
It’s part of the new, heightened indifference to sovereignty of the Trump administration.
Beijing Teaches Japan’s New Leader a Lesson
Japan’s new prime minister makes a comment on Taiwan that threatens to upset China-Japan relations.
Takaichi’s Taiwan Stance a Threat to Post-War Order
Japan’s new prime minister has taken an increasingly hardline stance on regional security.
Telling the Complex History of Korea’s Occupation
Hwang Sok-Yong’s novel Mater 2-10 chronicles Korean resistance to–and collaboration with–Japanese occupation.
A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo
Progressive politician Satoko Kishimoto is shaking up Japanese politics at a local level.
Commemorating the ADA and Mourning the Mass Murder of Persons with Disabilities
July 26 marks the thirty-third anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the seventh anniversary of a horrific atrocity in Japan.
The Impacts of RIMPAC on Okinawa and Japan
The latest military exercise exacerbates the patriarchal and racialized defense cooperation between Washington and Tokyo.