Trump, Abe Talk Trade, Security
In an interview with Fred Katayama of Reuters, James Gannon offers insight to the changing relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe, the impact of a bilateral free trade agreement, and the significance of their Mar-a-Lago meeting to Japanese interest.
JCIE Publications | Pacific Asia 2022: Sketching Futures of a Region
In this volume, scholars from seven different fields of study, ranging from demographic changes and challenges to information technology, seek to link their linking on a range of disciplines that are development to developments in Pacific Asia.
East Asia Insights | The China Challenge and US-Japan Relations under Fumio Kishida
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, passed his first test and guided the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory in the Lower House election on October 31, less than one month after he assumed office. As he looks ahead to 2022, however, he now must grapple with the complex foreign and security policy challenges that he has inherited. As the Kishida government consolidates its foreign policy posture, it will need to keep two key elements in mind, domestic constraints within Japan and Japan’s relationship with the US in the context of US-China rivalry.
East Asia Insights | The Crisis of US Credibility in East Asia
The decision by the US Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention to the foreign policy of the Trump presidency. This drama is playing out in parallel to the ramping up of the 2020 US presidential […]
East Asia Insights | Five Steps to Bolster the US-Japan Alliance
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include expanding Japan’s defense budget and reinvigorating multilateral forums.
JCIE Publications | Challenges for China-Japan-US Cooperation
This book, a collection of eight essays, consider what is necessary to build a cooperative trilateral relationship between China, Japan, and the United States, and what Japan in particular can do in the context of this triangle.
JCIE Publications | Beyond 2015: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia
This report, based on the study conducted to reexamine and redefine the strategic value of ASEAN-Japan cooperation, offers recommendations for such cooperation and integration among ASEAN countries.
JCIE Publications | Navigating Change: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership in East Asia and in Global Governance
In preparation for the Japan-ASEAN Ministerial meetings, Navigating Change proposes ways in which strategic partnerships between ASEAN and Japan can help to create a more stable East Asia, as well as support more effective global governance.
JCIE Publications | ASEAN-Japan Cooperation: A Foundation for East Asian Community
Experts from around Asia Pacific assess the importance of enhancing the ASEAN-Japan relationship as a step toward building a greater East Asian regional community, and review the history and current status of the bilateral relationship and propose ways in which it can be strengthened.
US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange | 2006 Japanese Diet Delegation to the US
The 2006 US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brought the 25th delegation of Japanese Diet members to the US, providing an opportunity for them to speak with members of US Congress, international security experts, and others.