In February 2013, two months after his inauguration, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared in Washington, DC, “Japan is not, and never will be, a tier-two country. I am back and so shall Japan be.” In the two years since, Abe has worked to fulfil …
Since his inauguration, Prime Minister Abe’s determination to expand Japan’s diplomatic presence around the world is reflected in the “diplomacy that takes panoramic view of the world map” (chikyuugi wo fukan suru gaiko) initiative. Actively engaging i …
Published September 17, 2014 / Held September 17, 2014
This book of essays, written by four Japanese policy analysts, take a close look at the challenges Japan faces in the coming years. The topics covered in this volume – Japan’s relations with China, South Korea, North Korea and Southeast Asia – are all …
This paper was originally prepared for a report presented at the Center for Naval Analyses April 11 workshop. This workshop report presents an overview of the issues discussed and the papers contributed by individual panelists who are recognized expert …
By Sheryl Tibung | October 9, 2012 What is the TPP? The Trans-Pacific Partnership, otherwise known as the TPP is envisioned to be a multilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that would liberalize trade among the economies of Asia-Pacific countries, inclu …
Japan’s New Defense Establishment: Institutions, Capabilities and Implications traces the evolution of Japanese defense and security policy and implications for the geopolitical environment in East Asia. The contributors to the volume- Yuki Tatsumi (Re …
Edited by Jeffrey W. Thompson and Benjamin Self Will Japan-the only victim of atomic attack-decide to “go nuclear?” Despite deep-seated anti-nuclear sentiment among the Japanese public, the prospect of a nuclear-armed North Korea has inflamed speculati …
To many observers the election of the “hawkish” 52-year old Abe Shinzo as Prime Minister by the National Diet on September 26, 2006 appeared to complete Japan’s transition from the “penitent” pacifism that defined its policy towards China during much o …
Excerpt from Global Security Watch Japan, by Andrew L. Oros and Yuki Tatsumi (Praeger, September 2010). Japan faces no shortage of substantial security challenges today. Its neighborhood is characterized by tense standoffs over the divided states …
In a paper entitled “The Future Course of Japan’s National Security Policy in the Face of Rising China,” Visiting Fellow Tadahiro Yashima presents his research on the state of Japanese security policy as a reflection of the changing face of Chinese, US …
The era of Friendship Diplomacy between Japan and China began in aftermath of Tokyo’s defeat in World War II and both countries’ economic prostration. The Friendship Trope flourished so long as Japan maintained a penitent and conciliatory policy toward …
Dr. Yasuhiro Matsuda, the 2006 Joji Konoshima Distinguished Scholar at the US-Asia Institute, discusses the rise of China as perceived through a Japanese lens. Japan plays a critical role in the current U.S. security architecture within the Asia …
Published September 15, 2006 / Held September 15, 2006
A Henry L. Stimson Center Working Group Report. June 2000. U.S. policy choices toward TMD in the Asia-Pacific region must be acutely mindful of the pitfalls associated with missile defense deployments, but they must also be responsive to the growing ba …