Trump’s ‘Gangster Diplomacy’: The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs
Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.
(Re)Imagining Japan: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Victimhood Nationalism
By refusing to name the US as perpetrator yet affirming Japan’s status as victim, post-war LDP governments absolved the US of its responsibility.
Strategic or Symbolic? Reassessing Hiroshima and Nagasaki Eighty Years On
Eighty years on, the available information suggest that the US leadership overestimated the strategic impact of the nuclear bombings on Japan.
In Japan, Words Matter in Leadership
Accountability, when taken seriously, can fortify the democratic fabric of the state as scholarly communities continue to examine issues of governance and moral leadership.
Opinion – Reassessing Military Misconceptions in the American-Japanese Alliance
The US-Japanese alliance should continue to expand and enhance military cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Opinion – Japan’s Military Awakening
Japanese remilitarization will benefit the people of Japan and offer be a much-needed counterbalance in the Indo-Pacific.
Review – Base Towns
Kim sheds light on how anti-base activism in Korea and Japan disrupts U.S. basing politics, urging us to value the lives of those living near bases.
Is “Backwardness” a Problematic Concept of Uneven and Combined Development?
Backwardness, (re)understood as self-perceived backwardness, is an important concept without which Uneven and Combined Development’s explanation of historical change is incomplete.
Opinion – Toward a Japan-South Korea Alliance Less Reliant on the US
A motivation behind Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s push for an ‘Asian NATO’ may be developing a security relationship with South Korea.
Interview – Steven Vogel
Steven Vogel outlines the concept of marketcraft, how it can be used to enhance economic and military security, the role of foreign policy, and Japanese security.
