List of Japan articles
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quiz Quiz: Did World Leaders Really Say This About Trump in His First Month?
Can you separate the real quotes from the fake news?
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valentine If Countries Could Send Each Other Valentine’s Day Greetings …
Roses are red, violets are blue, we wrote these imaginary international greetings for you.
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gettyimages-623975822 Abe-Trump Meeting May Yield Clues On Trump’s Trade Vision
Japanese Prime Minister Abe is in Washington to see what, if anything, will replace the Trans Pacific Partnership.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Matsuzaki arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland just outside Washington, DC on February 9, 2017. Prime Minister Abe will meet with US President Donald Trump on February 10, 2017 at the White House. / AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump?
Concerned. Anxious. Confused. Perplexed. These are the most common adjectives I heard in Tokyo last week from Japanese officials and experts who are trying to understand the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy and what it might mean for them.
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Is Trump’s Stance on East Asia Less Radical Than Expected?
The secretary of defense's trip to Asia reassured U.S. allies.
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abe-take-ii Tough Balancing Act for Japan’s Abe in Second Meeting With Trump
He was the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after his election. But now he knows the president meant what he said on the campaign trail.
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Mattis Relieves Tokyo for Now. But Will Trump Turn the Screws?
Foreign leaders are wondering whether they can trust the president -- or if they'll have to work with subordinates.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends a press conference after a meeting with U.S president elected Donald Trump on November 17, 2016 in New York / AFP / KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images) How Japan Can ‘Win’ With Trump
The smart play for a core ally like Japan is to make itself relevant to the Trump administration's foreign and economic policy priorities.
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mattisk Did Trump Undermine Mattis’s Trip Before It Started?
Can the secretary of defense assure America's Asian allies while his boss criticizes them?
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An Iraqi man and a girl fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group controlled Rashidiyah neighbourhood arrive to the Arabi neighbourhood north of Mosul on January 22, 2017 as a military operation against the jihadists continues. Iraqi forces retook two areas from the Islamic State group in Mosul, sealing their control of the east bank three months into an offensive to reclaim the city. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: SecDef Mattis Heads to Asia; Republican Defense Budget Fight Looms; Iraq Takes Eastern Mosul
NATO Moves East; Syria deal (Kind of); And Lots More
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satellite For Japan, a New Military Satellite and, Maybe Later, a New Emperor
Japan looks to be able to communicate more effectively in response to natural disasters — and increasingly aggressive neighbors.
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gettyimages-632205072 As Promised, Trump Pulls the Plug on the Trans Pacific Partnership
Withdrawing from Obama’s signature trade pact will boost workers, Trump says. But they’re cheering in China.
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US President Barack Obama (R) is awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review in his honor at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Virginia, January 4, 2017. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Ash Carter Won’t Leave Asia Quietly
A last ditch effort by Obama's Defense Secretary to soothe the nerves of Asian allies terrified by the next administration.
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scs From Obama’s Asia Pivot to Trump’s China Bashing (Or, How to Provoke China Before Inauguration Day)
This week's events suggest the incoming administration might need more, not less, engagement with Asia.
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exchange_1130 The Exchange: Why Americans Can’t Cope With Trauma
Writers Meghan O'Rourke and Hanya Yanagihara explore death and grief in the Facebook age.
