Japan
Japan's Nuclear Diplomacy Should Take a Clearer Stand against Iran
Japan's Nuclear Diplomacy Should Take a Clearer Stand against Iran
Confusion in Iran seems to have abated somewhat now that more than three months have passed since Iran's presidential election. Yet three decades after the Iranian revolution, the Islamic regime…
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The New DPJ Government: Hope for Democratic Foreign Policy Making
The New DPJ Government: Hope for Democratic Foreign Policy Making
A time of confusion will be unavoidable in Japanese politics, for the recent change of government was aimed at transforming Japan's power structure. By reducing the opacity of intra-government coordination,…
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Confusion is currency of the day
Confusion is currency of the day
The US dollar has been getting a beating from all sides, and its woes may be far from over. Recent developments in Japan, China, Germany and the United Kingdom, not…
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Cautious welcome for Japan's Asia drive
Cautious welcome for Japan's Asia drive
SHANGHAI - It seems Japan's foreign policy is at a turning point as Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) takes over as the nation's new prime minister.…
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"What is achievable in Afghanistan? - Japan and Europe should talk straight to the US -"
"What is achievable in Afghanistan? - Japan and Europe should talk straight to the US -"
We are again at a crossroads requiring us to redefine global foreign policy priorities, just as we were in the years 1947-1950. What are the central and most significant threats…
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Lessons from the Uighurs' Revolt
Lessons from the Uighurs' Revolt
G8/G7 summits held in Italy are prone to accidents despite the relatively low interest of international society: Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira died shortly before the 1980 Venice Summit, prompting…
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Japan's next chapter in space begins
Japan's next chapter in space begins
Japan's soon-to-be prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), has a lot of space-related issues to deal with over the coming months, though North Korea…
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Something completely different in Japan
Something completely different in Japan
That's (finally) it. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is out of power in Japan, having governed the country since 1955 with a short interruption in 1993-1994. Japan's electorate ended Japan's…
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