Japan

Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem

Energy financing a key lever in regional competition

Apr 23

Japan’s Surgical Specialization Crisis

Decline is manifesting as a ‘surgery gap’

Apr 22

China Must Double Down on Investing in Productivity

Otherwise, Japanization looms

Apr 17

The “Chokubi” Crisis

Japan and South Korea are losing essential doctors to aesthetics

Apr 10

The Middle East Crisis – Japan’s Catch-22

Tokyo may well be more vulnerable to energy shocks than almost any other developed nation

Apr 1

Japan's Revised Whole-Of-Society Economic Agenda

New security policy seeks stability for critical materials, essential infrastructure

Mar 4

Japan Shouldn’t Trade Its Proven Soft Power for Militarism

Sanae Takaichi risks squandering Japan’s strategic capital

Feb 24

Hardline conservative Takaichi expected to use polls mandate for dramatic change

Feb 10 • Our Correspondent

Japan’s Takaichi Bets on Strong Snap Election Sunday

Buoyed by strong personal popularity, first woman PM seeks to rebuild LDP fortunes

Feb 6

Japan’s Pivot to The Pacific: Why History Matters

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific

Jan 30

Japan’s Delicate Foreign Policy Balancing Act

Trump’s capture of the Venezuelan president and his fiery rhetoric toward Greenland create a particularly difficult conundrum

Jan 16

China Coast Guard Presence Near Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Reaches Record High in 2025

Japan’s Coast Guard is on high alert as China seeks to irreversibly alter the status quo

Jan 10

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