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May 13, 2015

Japan
Who Is Shinzo Abe?

Experts discuss the leadership style, personality, and policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Event by Sheila A. Smith, Keiko Iizuka, and David R. Ignatius Power Profile

November 7, 2014

China
Japan and China Get to Yes on an Abe-Xi Summit

On November 7, Japan and China revealed they had reached an understanding on their differences that would allow for a resumption of diplomacy. After several years of a virtual shutdown in bilateral t…

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Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

April 26, 2013

China
Why Resurrect the Divisive Politics of Yasukuni?

Just as I thought I could put the finishing touches on my book manuscript, Japanese Domestic Politics and the Rise of China (Columbia University Press), which has a chapter on Yasukuni, the issue eru…

Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso (2nd R) bows as he visits the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo April 21, 2013 (Kyodo/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

February 25, 2013

Trade
Post-Summit Decisions for Prime Minister Abe

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, returned to Tokyo this weekend after his first summit meeting in Washington with President Barack Obama. Post-summit, Abe faces two important economic decisions. T…

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participates in a media conference at a Washington hotel
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

October 22, 2012

Health
Holding Countries Accountable for Social and Economic Rights

Last week I introduced the SERF Index, a new measurement tool my colleagues Susan Randolph, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and I have built to evaluate social and economic rights fulfillment. The new index shed…

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Blog Post by Terra Lawson-Remer Development Channel