Japan Reports

18/06/2025

With Lee Jae-myung elected as the new South Korean president, he has a host of domestic and international issues to deal with, including how to handle key neighbours like China. Japanese academic Tadashi Kimiya analyses what needs to be done, particularly in terms of diplomacy.

17/06/2025

Time for other countries in the region to step up.

09/06/2025

Following the punitive tariffs between the US and China, a truce was reached in Geneva in May. However, how will things pan out, and what might be the end result? Japanese academic Toshiya Tsugami takes us through the possible developments.

09/06/2025

日韩现任领导人根本无法向特朗普提出有效的建议。日韩两国能做的是，在获取可靠的特朗普政府对朝政策信息的同时，重新制定与朝鲜重启谈判的策略。自今年2月下旬以来，朝鲜开始批评特朗普政府2.0。朝鲜国防省新闻室长.....

09/06/2025

A strategic approach by Japan and ASEAN could ofer a golden opportunity.

07/06/2025

Since the first Trump administration, the intensification of the US-China conflict has led to the transfer of production from China to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and ASEAN has been expected to play a central role in the “Chin...

07/06/2025

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer inadvertently entered Chinese territorial waters. What are the legal implications?

30/05/2025

The tariff policies of the second Trump administration have shocked even allies, but security cooperation among willing nations supporting the Philippines has so far endured. For the first time, a

28/05/2025

The ongoing war in Ukraine has strengthened the relationship between Russia and North Korea, resulting in various benefits for North Korea, including economic growth, military advancements, and improved equipment. Japanese academic Atsuhito Isozaki looks at how North Korea is gaining.

27/05/2025

And what it reveals of current China-Japan relations.

26/05/2025