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Media inquiries: Veronique Rodman202.862.4871, vrodman@aei.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 12, 2007
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned Wednesday after a year of scandal and missteps. The abrupt announcement, coming just days after Abe pledged to fight to renew a law allowing Japan to participate in the...
The threshold of a new stage in Japan-U.S. relations is now emerging, which must be characterized by sturdiness and creativity.
The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again?
Diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan have always proved difficult to navigate. This unique relationship has gone through a number of stages since World War II, with the transitions between the post-war, Cold War, and post-Cold War stages characterized by slow and subtle evolution. Now, when security...
The United States' most important Asian ally--Japan--proved a difficult relationship to manage during Robert Gates' tenure. While not resolving many outstanding issues in US-Japan relations, Gates did manage to keep ties on track and focused on constructive engagement.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is keeping his friends close and his enemies closer.
Conventional wisdom misreads the nature of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's nationalism and the positive effects it could have on Asia.
This churn in Tokyo makes it almost impossible for U.S. and Japanese leaders to forge a stable working relationship. It is becoming a strain on ties between the two Pacific allies, and is one reason Japan has slipped off the radar in Washington. Yet the two partners need each other more than ever, given the common challenges they face, from economic stagnation to continued instability in East Asia.
