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February 29, 2016

Japan
Post-Abe: Back to the Future for Japan?

James Gannon is executive director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)/USA, and Ryo Sahashi is associate professor at Kanagawa University and research fellow at the JCIE. Barely …

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

September 11, 2015

India
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of September 11, 2015

Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Ariella Rotenberg, Ayumi Teraoka, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Singapore’s historic elections. Singaporeans took …

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

January 15, 2013

Japan
Keiko Iizuka: Abe’s Challenge

This blog post is part of a series entitled Is Japan in Decline?, in which leading experts analyze Japan’s economy, politics, and society and give their assessment of Japan’s future. On December 26,…

Buildings are silhouetted against the setting sun in front of Mount Fuji in Tokyo
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

January 11, 2013

Japan
Mixed Signals on Japan’s Defense

My phone has been ringing this week with journalists and others asking for clarification on what Japan is doing with its defense policy. The tone of the questions reveal the growing concern about the…

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Kurama (R) leads destroyer Hyuga as a Japanese naval flag flutters during a naval fleet review at Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo October 14, 2012
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

December 14, 2012

Politics and Government
The World Next Week: Japan Elects a Parliament; South Korea Chooses a President, Egypt Decides on a Constitution, and the U.S. Electoral College Votes

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Japan’s parliamentary elections; South Korea’s presidential election; Egypt’s constitutional referendum; and the Electoral College vote …

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Shinzo Abe shows a leaflet from the party's campaign during a news conference in Tokyo (Kyodo/ Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge