List of Japan articles
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leans forward to speak into a row of microphones as he answers questions during a budget committee session. Kishida is a man in his 60s wearing a black suit and glasses, gesturing with one hand as he speaks. Japan’s Scandal-Ridden Politics Threaten to Claim Another PM
A political party funding crisis could bring down Fumio Kishida.
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An illustrated headshot of Doug Beck. The Bridge Builder
After more than a decade at Apple, Doug Beck is in charge of making sure the Pentagon doesn’t lose a tech race with China.
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A worker walks past a poster on the fence of a new microchip manufacturing facility on Intel’s Leixlip campus in County Kildare, Ireland. Everyone Wants a Chip Factory
How the world is future-proofing (and China-proofing) its semiconductor supply chains.
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Local Taiwanese newspapers featuring the presidential election results on the front pages rest on a counter in an office building in Taipei. Japan Wants Both Taiwanese Security and Chinese Trade
Politicians celebrate Lai Ching-te’s victory but fear an upset Beijing.
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The logo of Nippon Steel Corp. is seen at an office building at the company’s head office in Tokyo. Should Biden Block the Japanese Takeover Bid for U.S. Steel?
Critics cite national security, but political concerns might be the real issue.
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Customers look at products on display outside a train station in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Japan Finally Got Inflation. Nobody Is Happy About It.
After 25 years of deflation, the public is mad about price rises.
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Chinh and Kishida embrace in front of the Vietnamese and Japanese flags. Will Vietnam Get Caught in the Crosshairs of Great-Power Politics Again?
The U.S. and China are courting Hanoi. But the country is trying to chart its own path.
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An illustration shows piles of shipping containers and symbols of industry as protectionist islands in a sea. Industrial Policy’s First Cracks Are Starting to Show
This year, state intervention solidified as the world’s new economic orthodoxy—and its weaknesses began to emerge.
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A collage illustration showing U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from Australia, India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, walking along a bright red landscape in front of a textural map of the Indo-Pacific region America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong
Countries are balancing against China—just like a student of international relations would predict.
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Two electric cars can be seen from above as they are lifted within a large, round elevator shaft. The shaft is surrounded by layers of metal platforms, a few of which have other cars parked on them. In the foreground, framing the view down the shaft, is a large metal grate that is visible in only the corners of the frame. What the EU Doesn’t Get About Economic Security
Shoring up the economy requires not just protecting the technologies of today but promoting those of tomorrow as well.
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A Japanese woman holds a baby in her arms as she walks down a cobblestone street. The baby is dressed in a pink outfit with a darker pink hat made to look like a strawberry, and looks over her shoulder toward the camera. Cash Can’t Fix Japan’s Fertility Crisis
Women’s role in society has evolved, but Kishida’s policies haven’t kept up.
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Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, U.S. President Joe Biden, center, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can be seen from behind as they walk away from the camera down a shaded, tree-lined path. All three men wear dark suits, and Biden is resting his hand on Kishida's shoulder as they walk together. Domestic Politics Threaten Hard-Won Success in East Asia
The Camp David trilateral summit produced results—but they might not last.
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A crowd of people walk down Takeshita Street in the Harajuku area of Tokyo. Does Japan’s Economy Prove That Neoliberalism Lost?
Economists are rethinking East Asia’s “miracle” as the Washington Consensus falters.
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An illustration shows two large hands with pinky fingers — and their own tiny hand tips — extended in a small handshake for a story about minilateral alliances. The Nimble New Minilaterals
Small coalitions are a smart alternative to cumbersome multilateralism and formal alliances.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for a news conference following talks at Camp David, Maryland, on Aug. 18. Separate U.S. Alliances in East Asia Are Obsolete
Even if a formal U.S.-Japan-South Korea pact is unlikely, tighter coordination is unavoidable.
