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August 3, 2010

Japan
Prime Minister Kan and the New “Twisted Diet”

The Extraordinary Session of Japan’s Diet began on Friday—amidst deep anxiety about how the split in the Upper House will impede the government from pushing forward its policy agenda. For the Unit…

Prime Minister Kan and the New “Twisted Diet”
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

October 31, 2011

China
The Internationalization of the RMB

Overview China is making swift strides toward internationalizing its currency, the renminbi, but it must be careful when sequencing these changes. Without the proper reforms, wide-open Chinese fin…

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Report by Takatoshi Ito International Institutions and Global Governance Program

May 7, 2024

Election 2024
Guarding the Ballot: Addressing Foreign Disinformation and Election Interference

Panelists discuss the escalating threat of foreign disinformation and other forms of election interference and what the United States and its allies can do to combat this risk.  This meeting part …

Play An American voter casts a ballot at an election booth.
Virtual Event by Anne E. Applebaum, Jon Bateman, James P. Rubin, and Dina Temple-Raston

February 27, 2014

Global
Stalled by Winter Weather, Economic Growth Projected to Regain Momentum

Harsh winter weather appears to have dealt the global economic recovery a temporary setback, but growth is projected to pick up again later this year. Nomura's Lewis Alexander, Takatoshi Ito from the…

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Event by Lewis S. Alexander, Takatoshi Ito, Vincent Reinhart, and Sebastian Mallaby World Economic Update

February 27, 2014

Global
Stalled by Winter Weather, Economic Growth Projected to Regain Momentum

Harsh winter weather appears to have dealt the global economic recovery a temporary setback, but growth is projected to pick up again later this year. Nomura's Lewis Alexander, Takatoshi Ito from the…

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November 3, 2021

Japan
PM Kishida’s Election

October 31 offered the Japanese people the opportunity to weigh in on their new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and his party, the Liberal Democrats. 

Japan's Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida poses with key party members as he puts rosettes on a board with names of successful general election candidates, at the party headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2021.
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound