Japan

The Pros and Cons of Comfort Women Park Statues

Thomas J. Ward and William D. Lay • Dec 7 2018 • Articles

At least a dozen memorials have been established in the United States with a few more remaining in mothballs, waiting for a home in a park or in some other venue.

The Survival of the US–Japan, US–ROK Alliance under a Potential Peace Treaty

Kentaro Sakamoto and Yaechan Lee • Jun 16 2018 • Articles

With potential talks of a peace treaty going on among the US, South Korea, North Korea and China, the future of the US–Japan, US–ROK alliance seems to be at stake.

What Can a Japan-US-India-Australia Cooperation Do?

Satoru Nagao • May 27 2018 • Articles

Nowadays, further security cooperation of Japan-US-India-Australia is increasingly plausible in order to to ensure prosperous stability in the whole of Indo-Pacific.

Normalization Negotiations between North Korea and Japan Revisited

Yaechan Lee • Apr 4 2018 • Articles

Japan is taking preemptive actions to normalize relations with North Korea in light of the upcoming summit talks between Kim and Trump, and negotiations with South Korea.

Asian Perspectives on International Relations Theory

Pichamon Yeophantong • Jan 23 2018 • Articles

Asian perspectives highlight a need for IR to become a global discipline that appreciates political and cultural difference but also reflects a shared history and humanity.

Interview – Simon Long

E-International Relations • Jan 4 2018 • Features

Journalist Simon Long shares his views on state-media relations in the Asian context, geopolitical tensions in East Asia, the role of ASEAN and Rohingya refugee crisis.

India, Japan and Preservation of the Asian Territorial Order

S. Kalyanaraman • Dec 24 2017 • Articles

It may be prudent for India, Japan and their mutual partners to send an unambiguous message to China with regard to its territorial and hegemonic ambitions in Asia.

Interview – Peter Matanle

E-International Relations • Jun 30 2017 • Features

Dr. Matanle explains his concept of the ‘depopulation dividend’, Japanese and Asia-Pacific resource and population strategies, and talks about some of the weaknesses in current IR teaching.

Brexit: The View from Japan (or the “Tokyo Consensus”)

Tomohiko Taniguchi • Apr 2 2017 • Articles

The benefits of Brexit for Japan, which are largely geo-political, could offset its costs, which are mostly economic.

America’s New Best Friend: The UK vs Japan

Peter Matanle • Feb 26 2017 • Articles

The challenge in the months ahead will be to ensure that Britain’s isolation can be reversed with the discovery of a new purpose at the centre of world affairs.

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