This piece provides statistics on global military expenditures for selected countries in 2007 and 2006.

A CFR confrence call on climate change and the upcoming G-8 Summit.

Asia-Pacific reporter Marcus Gee says that Japan's effort to control its energy use is impressive.

Dilip Hiro says that countries must handle rising oil prices with energy efficiency and alternative sources.

Issues such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the growing relationship between the US and China have strained the US-Japanese alliance, writes Sheila Smith.

Moving beyond decades of hostility, Chinese and Japanese leaders are starting a new trend of goodwill between the two countries. This new attitude includes a move towards cooperating on issues such as climate change and security in Korean peninsula, writes Sheila Smith.

A roundup of which countries produced and installed the most photovoltaic (PV) or solar cells, which convert the sun's light directly to electricity, in 2008.

Japan is sending warning signals about the state of the U.S.-Japan alliance, but it is questionable whether the Americans get the message, argues Weston Konishi.

Despite their deep economic ties, animosity between China and Japan periodically resurfaces over territorial, historical, and economic disputes.

Weston S. Konishi questions whether the Okinawa rape crisis will result in U.S. troop withdrawals from Japan.

The White House and Congress are currently working on an economic stimulus package to boost the U.S. economy. In this Bloomberg article, Amity Shlaes looks at short-term economic measures in a historical context and argues that tinkering with the economy may not be the best idea.

A CRS Report for Congress explores the challenges and opportunities that the United States faces when pursuing bilateral and multilateral ties with Japan, Australia, and India.

This article from the Power and Interest News Report discusses India's foreign policy objectives in East and South East Asia.

Sheila A. Smith, a CFR adjunct senior fellow who lives in Tokyo, says Yasuo Fukuda, the new Japanese prime minister, is likely to be a moderate force in Japanese politics.

The election of a veteran politician raises as many questions as it answers in a country brimming with political uncertainty.

The resignation of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves analysts guessing and somewhat pessimistic at the fate of Abe’s ambitious economic reform agenda.

Smith, a Japan political expert living in Tokyo, says even though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not have to resign, there is “intense pressure” on him to do so from within his own party.

A landslide vote against Shinzo Abe’s ruling party exposes rifts in the country’s policies, both at home and abroad.