Japan

  • Sep 28, 2020
  • 13 min read

Rising China’s greatest risks lie close to home

China’s greatest ambitions relate to its immediate neighbourhood, as do the greatest dangers associated with its rise

China
  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 7 min read

Japan will engage steadfastly with South-east Asia

Tokyo has significant economic and security interests in the ASEAN region

South-east Asia
  • Sep 14, 2020
  • 2 min read

Suga takes the helm in Tokyo with strong support

Yoshihide Suga has won the leadership of Japan’s ruling party and will shortly become the country’s next prime minister

Japan
  • Sep 11, 2020
  • 2 min read

Japan-UK trade deal could pave way to anti-China bloc

London has agreed a trade deal with Tokyo, a step towards joining the eleven-member Trans-Pacific Partnership

Japan
  • Sep 10, 2020
  • 7 min read

Pandemic damage to Japan’s tourism sector will linger

The pandemic has hit tourism hard and a campaign to revive it hit setbacks immediately

Japan
  • Sep 7, 2020
  • 7 min read

Suga will hold Japan steady in short term only

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, has resigned; the race to succeed him has begun

Japan
  • Sep 1, 2020
  • 2 min read

Yoshihide Suga will probably be Japan’s next leader

The ruling party today announced how it will choose the country’s next prime minister

Japan
  • Aug 28, 2020
  • 2 min read

Abe’s resignation could mean less stable politics

Shinzo Abe today announced that he will step down as prime minister because of ill health

Japan