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  • Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter

    Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter0

    • Japan
    • November 19, 2020

    The decision likely draws on Mitsubishi’s reliability, economic concerns and China’s military expansion.

  • Strategic revaluations underway as Korean politics pivot

    Strategic revaluations underway as Korean politics pivot0

    • Korea, Japan
    • December 16, 2019

    Dovish Blue House policies and America First White House demands are straining US-South Korean relations.

  • Grappling with the future through the past

    Grappling with the future through the past0

    • Economics & Finance, Japan
    • August 20, 2019

    Trade and history disputes have pushed the Japan-South Korea relationship to the edge.

  • Japan’s central bank begins interest rate review amid weak growth forecasts0

    • Asia Pacific, Daily Brief, Japan
    • April 24, 2019

    The Bank of Japan will begin two days of interest rate reviews today, which it will announce along with fresh

  • In the crosshairs: Trump’s trade war turns on Japan

    In the crosshairs: Trump’s trade war turns on Japan0

    • Asia Pacific, Japan
    • October 15, 2018

    Tokyo’s strong ties to Washington may be jeopardised by the threat of auto tariffs.

  • Abe triumphant: making sense of the Japanese election

    Abe triumphant: making sense of the Japanese election0

    • Asia Pacific, Japan
    • October 27, 2017

    Despite scandals and low approval ratings, Abe government was re-elected with a two-thirds majority.

  • Scandal-hit Abe faces falling public approval rates

    Scandal-hit Abe faces falling public approval rates0

    • Asia Pacific, Japan
    • July 12, 2017

    Japan’s Prime Minister has a long way to go to recover his political position.

  • Abe pushes ahead with plans to amend the constitution

    Abe pushes ahead with plans to amend the constitution0

    • Asia Pacific, Japan
    • May 26, 2017

    PM Abe is pressing for constitutional reform but success will require more than a popular vote.

  • Normalising Japan: rearming or alarming?

    Normalising Japan: rearming or alarming?0

    • Asia Pacific, Japan
    • September 14, 2016

    As PM Abe pushes for constitutional reforms to let Japan rearm, what are Tokyo’s true intentions?

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