JCIE in the Media
Explore English-language articles written by or featuring JCIE staff and senior fellows, coverage of JCIE events, and stories written by JCIE’s US-Japan Journalism Fellows. For Japanese language articles click here.
After Abe: Will Japan Fall Back Into Old Habits?
James Gannon and Ryo Sahashi | National Interest
February 29, 2016
In light of Abe’s foreign policy accomplishments, one could assume that the problem of short-lived, weak prime ministers is a thing of the past. But a recent JCIE study warns that Abe may be the excep…
Review of Looking for Leadership: The Dilemma of Political Leadership in Japan
| Mainichi Shimbun
February 17, 2016
Democratic leaders around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to exercise strong leadership and maintain public support. There is nowhere that this has proven to be as challenging of a tas…
Secrets of "Three Brothers" of South Korea, China, Japan
Yoshibumi Wakamiya | Dong-a Ilbo
November 12, 2015
By Yoshibumi Wakamiya You probably do not know that there is the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) in Korea. Although it is rarely known in Japan or China, it is an international organization j…
Come on Japan, Get with the Program
Sally Herships | Marketplace
September 21, 2015
Founding a startup today has become the stuff of TV and movies around the world. But in Japan today, founding a tech company is not what you might call super popular. Silicon Valley appreciates a goo…
Rebel Without a Country
Isaac Stone Fish | Foreign Policy
August 31, 2015
Rebel Pepper, China’s most notorious political cartoonist, fled his native land for Japan. But life in exile is tougher than he expected.
In Japan, Foreigners Increasingly Fill Workforce Gaps
Lisa Du | Wall Street Journal
August 30, 2015
By Lisa Du Non-Japanese are taking a bigger role in powering Japan’s economy as a labor shortage impels the country to overcome its long-standing resistance to foreign workers. With hundreds of thousa…