List of Japan articles
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Takaichi sits at a desk with a microphone behind a placard that says "Japan." She wears a white business jacket and is holding a plastic folder. Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Already Facing Her First Crisis
Sanae Takaichi may be relishing confrontation with China.
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A screen fixed to a wall shows a video of a mushroom cloud. A soldier in a formal dress uniform stands beside the screen with his hands clasped behind his back as he leans against the wall. The Inevitable Logic of a Japanese Nuclear Weapon
Rapid geopolitical change requires an urgent debate in Japan.
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A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers. The Trump Trade Tracker
Switzerland cuts a deal—plus the latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime.
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A silhouetted figure with a military hat is seen in front of a high red wall at night. Has China’s Power Peaked in Asia?
Beijing finds itself in a precarious geopolitical position.
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Takaichi and Trump Why Did Asian Countries Give Trump So Much on Trade?
The new deals contain unusual concessions that could change the flow of goods in Asia.
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Naofumi Tsumura, director of the guard and rescue department of the Japan Coast Guard's 10th regional headquarters, speaks to media from the helicopter deck of a Japan Coast Guard ship at the end of maritime exercises with the Philippines and the United States Coast Guards in the waters around Kagoshima, Japan, on June 20. To Counter China, Look to the ‘Other Trilat’
The U.S.-Philippines-Japan partnership needs institutionalization.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at a gathering of foreign ministers of the Indo-Pacific Quad at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on July 1. The Quad Is Dead, Long Live the Quad
In an increasingly dangerous era, the group’s old patterns of cooperation will not suffice.
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Lee and Trump walk side by side down a red carpet flanked by South Korean honor guards. The Defense Implications of Trump’s Asia Trip
Featuring planes, ships, rockets, and nukes.
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Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22. The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
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Sanae Takaichi speaks at a press conference. Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Inherits a Shaky Office
Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism.
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Sanae Takaichi, in a blue suit, gestures at a pink lectern in front of a green wall. Who Is Japan’s First Female Prime Minister?
Sanae Takaichi’s ultranationalist agenda will stir up the region.
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Five Japanese officials stand side by side on a stage. The four men wear black suits with white shirts and ties; the sole woman wears a blue pantsuit. Three of the officials lean close to speak to one another, pointing at something in the crowd off camera. As Another Leadership Election Looms, Japan’s Real Bosses Take Stock
Nominal leaders are secondary to party power—but the system’s looking shaky.
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A photo collage illustration shows vintage portraits of two African American women and a hand holding a fountain pen in front of yellow shapes, ink blots, and scrawls. The Forgotten Fight for ‘Darker Peoples’ at the Paris Peace Conference
How an alliance between Black American women and Japanese delegates paved the way for modern human rights.
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks at the organization’s Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26, 2024. Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
He had followers in countries where majority groups feel insecure.