Tag: Japan

Japan – Japan’s Olympic-sized COVID-19 gamble (Ben Ascione, East Asia Forum)

After a one-year postponement, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to begin on 23 July. The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

Japan – Who wins from the Tokyo Olympics going ahead (Corey Wallace, East Asia Forum)

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics have cast a shadow over Japan’s COVID-19 response. Critics — including a former Japanese prime minister — questioned...

Japan – Japan’s murky management of Fukushima nuclear wastewater (Cheol Hee Park, East Asia Forum)

On 13 April 2021, the Japanese government announced plans to dispose of the wastewater stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific...

South Korea/Japan/China – South Korea and Japan Will End Overseas Coal Financing. Will China Catch Up? (Shuang Liu, World Resources Institute)

Since 2013, public finance from China, Japan and South Korea accounted for more than 95% of total foreign financing toward coal-fired power plants. This financing enabled...

South Korea/Japan – S Korea holds naval drills amid row over Japan Olympics map (Al Jazeera)

South Korea’s military began annual drills on Tuesday around a set of islands also claimed by Japan, days after planned talks between the two...

Japan – Feeling the heat: external pressure and Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality (Yasuko Kameyama, East Asia Forum)

Feeling the heat: external pressure and Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality (eastasiaforum.org)

Japan/USA – Joint Statement on the Launch of the Japan-United States Clean Energy Partnership (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan. Begin Text: The United...

Japan/Russia – Japan’s Russia Policy Under Prime Minister Suga (James D J Brown, RUSI)

Japan’s Russia Policy Under Prime Minister Suga | RUSI

Japan – A Case for Tokyo Olympics Cancellation (Prof. Rajaram Panda, VIF)

A Case for Tokyo Olympics Cancellation | Vivekananda International Foundation (vifindia.org)

Japan/Russia – Japan aware of Putin’s words on a peace treaty, set to continue talks with Russia (TASS)

Previously, the Russian President and the Japanese Prime Minister confirmed readiness to continue negotiations on signing a peace treaty on the basis of the...

Japan – Saving Japan from fiscal collapse (Keigo Kameda, East Asia Forum)

Saving Japan from fiscal collapse | East Asia Forum

USA/Japan – Joint Statement on the Launch of the U.S.-Japan Global Digital Connectivity Partnership (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Japan and the United States of America. Begin text: On May 27, 2021, interagency...

USA/Japan/Asia – Can the US–Japan Climate Partnership lead decarbonisation in Asia? (East Asia Forum)

Satoshi Kurokawa, Waseda University Can the US–Japan Climate Partnership lead decarbonisation in Asia? | East Asia Forum

Japan – Japan’s digital drag (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU Until May last year, health centres in Japan were using fax machines to send handwritten reports of COVID-19 cases to the health ministry. Japan’s digital...

Japan – Old corporate champions can’t save Japan (East Asia Forum)

Richard Katz, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Different technological regimes give rise to and require different business institutions. When circumstances change, so must...

Japan/China/Asia Pacific – Japan incapable of leading Asia-Pacific countries against China (Global Times)

Mu Lu The 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia held by Nikkei on Thursday and Friday, in Tokyo and online, invited heads of...