The Asahi Shimbun Covers ASEAN Lawmakers Visit to Japan Under JCIE's Democracy for the Future Program

Taketsugu Sato, Atsushi Okudera, Azusa Kato
April 1, 2025
The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun published an article based on interviews with members of the ASEAN Parliamentarians, who visited Japan under JCIE’s “Democracy for the Future” project.

In the interview, the parliamentarians express concern over democratic backsliding in Southeast Asia, growing authoritarianism, and weakened judicial independence. They call on Japan’s active leadership in promoting democratic values and a rules-based international order through soft power and strategic diplomacy, given shifting geopolitics as a result of uncertainties surrounding US leadership in the region and rising influence from China.

Learn more about their visit.

Continue reading in The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese only). 

This article was written based on an interview by The Asahi Shimbun editorial team—Taketsugu Sato, Atsushi Okudera, and Azusa Kato

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