Japan

Japan contracts Mitsubishi for its F-X future fighter 0
- 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 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
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?