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December 20, 2022

Japan
How Japan Is Doubling Down on Its Military Power

Japan’s new national security strategy and related defense plans herald a major military modernization effort in response to perceived threats in Northeast Asia, particularly China.

Military vessels sail in Sagami Bay during the International Fleet Review, held by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Article by Sheila A. Smith Asia Program

September 27, 2023

South Korea
The Camp David Trilateral Summit Expands Trilateralism Beyond North Korea

The inclusion of China in addition to North Korea as a shared security concern among the United States, South Korea, and Japan has established a new milestone for strengthened trilateral cooperation…

U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrive for a joint press conference during the trilateral summit at Camp David on August 18, 2023.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

May 19, 2022

Asia
President Biden in South Korea and Japan

CFR experts via Zoom preview President Joe Biden’s May 20-24 trip to Asia, including bilateral meetings with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and a…

Play Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with Quad foreign ministers in Melbourne
Virtual Event by Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Sheila A. Smith, Scott A. Snyder, and Carla Anne Robbins Media Briefings

August 17, 2023

South Korea
The Trilateral Summit at Camp David: Institutionalizing U.S.-Japan-South Korea Coordination

The U.S.-Japan-South Korea summit at Camp David reflects trilateral institutionalization. However, the real threat to effective trilateralism lies in the domestic political environments of the three …

U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on the day of trilateral engagement during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 21, 2023.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

July 11, 2022

Japan
Will Abe’s Legacy Be Constitutional Revision?

Following the assassination of Shinzo Abe, Japanese went to the polls to vote in the Upper House election. 

Fumio Kishida, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a red paper rose on an LDP candidate's name, to indicate a victory in the upper house election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Program

May 16, 2022

Japan
Japan Turns Its Attention to Economic Security

Japan's Economic Security Legislation has been passed.

Japan’s flag at a steel plant at Keihin industrial zone. Panasonic Corp's lithium-ion batteries displayed at the Panasonic Center. Japan's flag in front of a commercial construction site. Mock of lithium-ion battery displayed at Asahi Kasei Corporation.
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound