List of Japan articles
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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.
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gettyimages-630618556 Trump’s New Trade Guru May Actually Be the Adult in the Room
Robert Lighthizer, a former Reagan trade official, may have the legal chops to win concessions from China without sparking a trade war.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 30: Vendor try to sell his goods as japanese people prepare to celebrate the New Year at Yameyoko-cho and Uechu, the most famous and the oldest New Year Tokyo Markets, in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 2015. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Abe Wants to Be the Last Free Trade Samurai
Tokyo's ready to pick up the banner of the TPP abandoned by Trump -- if China lets it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Assessing Trump’s Emerging Asia Policy
President-elect Donald Trump's comments and actions since winning the U.S. presidential election in November offer new insights into the kind of Asia policy his administration may pursue after taking office in January.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With Historic Defense Spending Boost, Japan Turns Further Away from Pacifism
Pacifism is embedded in modern Japan’s DNA. But rising global threats may force that to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Japan Talks Tough on Senkaku Islands Dispute with China
Japan flexes its maritime military muscles.
