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September 13, 2012

Japan
Introducing the New Japan Restoration Party

Yesterday, the charismatic mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, announced he was forming a new national political party, and the race for Japan’s next government seemed to officially begin. Hashimoto’s un…

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto toasts with members of his new Japan Restoration Party at a fund-raising party in this photo taken by Kyodo in Osaka
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

December 22, 2011

Japan
Impressions of Japan, 2011

A Japan Self-Defense Forces officer smiles as he holds a four-month-old baby girl who was rescued along with her family members from their home in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, …

A Japan Self-Defense Forces officer smiles as he holds a four-month-old baby girl who was rescued along with her family members from their home in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area on March 14, 2011.
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

January 4, 2011

China
The KORUS FTA, China’s Rise, and the U.S.-ROK Security Alliance

U.S. President Obama gestures next to South Korean President Lee on stage at the end of the G20 Summit in Seoul. (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters) The East Asia Institute has just published my critique …

U.S. President Obama gestures next to South Korean President Lee on stage at the end of the G20 Summit in Seoul
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

May 18, 2010

Japan
Prime Minister Hatoyama’s Pursuit of Equity

Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Toru Hanai There is an abundance of criticism of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama over his handling of the Futenma issue. There seems to be a lot of smug derision and throwing…

Prime Minister Hatoyama’s Pursuit of Equity
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound