Tag: Japan

Japan PM seeks to boost workers’ wages, defence capability (Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure workers' wage hikesto protect the economy from rising global inflation, while strengthening the country's...
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The hidden power of Komeito on Japanese politics (Moez Hayat, Ryan Ashley, East Asia Forum)

The recent House of Representatives election in Japan marked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first major test. While his ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...
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Russia sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan (Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press, Defense News)

The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan. The move appeared intended to...
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China summons Japanese ambassador over Abe’s Taiwan comments (Al Jazeera)

China’s foreign ministry summoned Japan’s ambassador in Beijing for an “emergency meeting” on Wednesday evening after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said neither...
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Washington cannot force Japan and South Korea together (Anthony V Rinna, East Asia Forum)

Seoul–Tokyo relations under Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida are off to a less-than-promising start. This is no doubt frustrating for the United States, eager...
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Japan and Palestine confirm grant deal worth more than $9m (Arab News Japan)

Japan signed an agreement to provide Palestine with 1 billion yen (approximately $9.17 million) based on an “economic and social development plan”, the foreign ministry...
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Future of U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation in Aerospace (Stimson Center)

The strategic environment in Japan’s neighborhood has evolved rapidly over the past few decades, presenting new challenges for U.S.-Japan alliance cooperation. Gen. Shunji “Bert”...
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Fixing inequality can boost Japanese growth (Richard Katz, East Asia Forum)

In running for the presidency of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida declared that there can be ‘no growth without redistribution’ and ‘no...
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Japan hypes PLA warships’ frequent sorties ‘with guilty conscience’ (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

Japan has ramped up efforts to hype the "China threat theory" as it continued to issue press releases which showed that warships of the...
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Can Japan’s economy recover under Kishida? (Naohiro Yashiro, East Asia Forum)

Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won his first election on 31 October 2021 by achieving a majority of seats in Japan’s lower house....
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A lesson drawn from Japan-style economic stagnation (Wen Sheng, Global Times)

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week approved a colossal $490 billion fiscal spending package to prevent the country from slipping into a...
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Australia needs to revamp the Japan relationship to secure its Asian interests (Shiro Armstrong, East Asia Forum)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s trip to Japan in November 2020 for a historic summit deepened a relationship with Japan that is Australia’s strategic anchor...
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The ongoing battle for historical memory in Okinawa (Andre Kwok, Nathanael Kwon, East Asia Forum)

Okinawa is hailed as a top tourist destination for its tropical climate and seafaring culture, yet a deep dive into its past unveils a dark history...
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Beware of Japan’s “New Capitalism” (Takatoshi Ito, Project-Syndicate)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida survived the general election on October 31, which came just weeks after his arrival in office as the new leader of...
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China, Japan should hold on to right direction for bilateral ties: Chinese FM (Xinhua, Global Times)

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and Japan should jointly conform to the major trend of times...
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Chinese FM asks Japan why it won’t release Fukushima water into own lakes if it’s really harmless (Global Times)

After the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission of South Korea expressed regrets over Japan's radiological impact assessment of the release of Fukushima wastewater into...
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