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December 20, 2018
Japan
Japan's Active Defenses
The Abe cabinet announced its new ten-year defense plan this week, promising to spend 27 trillion yen ($240 billion) over the next five years on Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF). Eye-catching in the…
March 8, 2012
Energy and Climate Policy
Beyond Quake, Japan’s Political Aftershocks
One year after Japan’s triple disasters, questions persist about the ability of the world’s third-largest economy to rebound and how its struggling political system can mount serious reforms, writes …
November 15, 2010
International Organizations
Before Exiting Asia, Obama’s Subdued Summit
The Obama administration’s failure to reach a trade pact with South Korea and craft a strategic agenda for its alliance with Japan bodes ill for bolstering its influence in Asia, writes CFR’s Sheila …
June 9, 2009
North Korea
Coping with Pyongyang: Regional Diplomacy Still Vital
Northeast Asian regional security talks appear increasingly doomed since North Korea’s latest missile and nuclear tests. CFR’s Sheila Smith argues the talks are worth reviving.
December 22, 2011
Japan
Impressions of Japan, 2011
A Japan Self-Defense Forces officer smiles as he holds a four-month-old baby girl who was rescued along with her family members from their home in Ishimaki City, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, …
