Japan

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Why U.S. Borrowing Costs Keep Climbing Despite Treasury’s Efforts
October 12, 2026
By Benn Steil, Rebecca Patterson, Sebastian Mallaby and Brad W. Setser
Expert Take
Trump’s South Korea Social Post Poses Risks for the United States
August 20, 2026
By Sheila A. Smith
The Bombing of Nagasaki
August 9, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bombing of Hiroshima
August 6, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
The Dollar Boomerang Threat: Washington’s Motivations to Support the Yen
August 5, 2026
By Rebecca Patterson
Expert Take
Why the U.S. Intervened to Prop Up Japan’s Yen
August 4, 2026
By Brad W. Setser
Expert Take
U.S. Defense Demands Are Pushing Asian Allies Toward China
June 17, 2026
By Joshua Kurlantzick
43:44Podcast
Japan Rearms + Guns vs. Butter + Global Defense Spending Boom
May 26, 2026
The Spillover
38:09Podcast
Why Allies Aren’t Following on Iran, With Kristi Govella and Constanze Stelzenmüller
March 24, 2026
The President’s Inbox
Expert Take
The Iran War Overshadows Takaichi’s Washington Agenda
March 18, 2026
By Sheila A. Smith
Meeting
Screening and Discussion of "Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II"
February 19, 2026
Japan’s 2026 Election: National Security
February 6, 2026
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor
Japan's 2026 Election: Political Reform
February 3, 2026
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor
Japan's 2026 Election: Immigration Reform
January 28, 2026
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor
Crises May Now Drive Japan’s Relations With China
December 4, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith
Understanding Takaichi Sanae: Sheila Smith on Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
October 31, 2025
By Linda Robinson
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae Takes Charge
October 21, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith
#Change, LDP! But Will It?
September 30, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith
Geopolitics of Trump Tariffs: How U.S. Trade Policy Has Shaken Allies
September 10, 2025
By Edward Alden, Matthias Matthijs, Sheila A. Smith and Joshua Kurlantzick
Expert Take
Tariff Woes Raise Political and Security Concerns in Japan
September 10, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith
The United States and South Korea Are Allies and Trade Partners. Will They Reinforce Ties at Their Summit?
August 21, 2025
By Clara Fong
What’s Next? Japanese Voters Hand the LDP Yet Another Loss
July 21, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith
A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
July 17, 2025
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor
What Next for the Trump Effect on Foreign Policy and Foreign Elections?
May 14, 2025
By Joshua Kurlantzick