Japan

Strategic revaluations underway as Korean politics pivot 0
- 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 0
- 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 forecasts 0
- 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 quarterly economic growth and inflation projections on Wednesday. Read this briefing
In the crosshairs: Trump’s trade war turns on Japan 0
- 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 0
- 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 0
- 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 0
- 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?0
- Asia Pacific, Japan
- September 14, 2016
As PM Abe pushes for constitutional reforms to let Japan rearm, what are Tokyo's true intentions?