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Japan's Tariff Negotiator
JAPAN'S TARIFF NEGOTIATORRyosei AKAZAWA [赤澤 亮正] We are not considering sacrificing Japan's agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries for the sake of automobiles. Ryosei AKAZAWA (赤澤 亮正), 64MINISTER...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, May 5, 2025
FORK IN THE ROAD: THE STARK CHOICES ON US IRAN POLICY. 5/5, 11:00am-12:30pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: CATO. Speakers: Danny Citrinowicz, Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies, Tel...
View ArticleThe Fragile Alliance
A Fundamental Gap Opens in Tariff NegotiationsBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun. The views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, May 12, 2025
CONVERSATION WITH FORMER USTRS. 5/12, 10:00-11:30am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers: Michael Froman, Former USTR (2013-2017); Ronald Kirk, Former USTR (2009-2013); Susan Schwab, Former USTR...
View ArticleSouth Korea and Trump Tariffs
South Korea Needs to Take the Long Road to Free TradeFirst Published May 12, 2025, KEIA BlogBy Daniel Sneider, Stanford and APP MemberThe Donald Trump administration is pursuing a flurry of activities...
View ArticleJapan is not the UK of the East
The Impact of Tariffs on Japan’s EconomyBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with...
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Monday Asia Policy Events May 19, 2025
CHINA’S YOUTH: THE AGE OF ANXIETY. 5/19, 9:00-10:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Asia Society New York. Speakers: Yi-Ling Liu, Journalist in Residence, Tarbell Center; Biao Xiang, Director, Max Planck...
View ArticleContinued Diet Showdowns
The Struggle over Pension ReformBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
View ArticleWomen are the forgotten victims of war
— it’s time that changedOur chief foreign correspondent has reported for decades on frontline sexual violence. What does the first leading museum to tackle the subject reveal —and hide?Christina Lamb,...
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Monday Asia Policy Events June 2, 2025
6/2-6 - Asia Clean Energy Forum 2025: Empowering the Future - Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing Solutions, Asia Development Bank, Manila.FROM PEACEFUL...
View ArticleMs - Named
Discussion over Separate Surnames BeginsBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, June 9, 2025
WILL LEE JAE-MYUNG REORIENT SOUTH KOREA’S FOREIGN POLICY? 6/9, 9:00-10:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Quincy Institute. Speakers: Rep. Kim Joon-hyung, Member, National Assembly, Republic of Korea; Frank...
View ArticleThe Republic of Korea’s New Leader and Japan
Will Cooperation Continue? MaybeBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun. The views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, June 16, 2025
ASSESSING IRANIAN, U.S., AND GULF REACTIONS AND OPTIONS FOLLOWING ISRAEL’S UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON IRAN. 6/16, 9:00-10:30am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Arab Gulf States Institute (AGSI). Speakers: Ali...
View ArticleJapan's Science Council Politicized
Transformation of Japan’s National Academy through Governmental OversightBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun. The views expressed by the author are...
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Monday Asia Policy Events June 23, 2025
THE US-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP IN THE NEW ERA. 6/23, 2:00-3:30pm (JST), 1:00am (EDT). HYBRID. Sponsor: Nikkei Global Events, The Asia Group. Speakers: Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who...
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Japan's Ordinary Diet Session Ends
Japan’s PM Ishiba Survives the Ordinary Diet Session 2025By Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun.The views expressed by the author are his own and are...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, June 30, 2025
PARTNERS OR RIVALS? AREAS OF CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE OF INTERESTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC. 6/30, 10:00-11:00am (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Speakers: Dr. Alexander...
View ArticleNo Gains for Ishiba in the 12-Day War
But not a “survival-threatening situation"By Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun.The views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated...
View ArticleLobbying Trump's Tariffs
Tariff-related lobbying surged in the first quarter of 2025By Leonardo Pini, OpenSecrets, July 1, 2025Throughout the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump touted the financial windfall to be reaped if the United...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, July 7, 2025
IS THE DOLLAR IN DANGER? 7/7, Noon (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Foreign Policy. Speakers: Kenneth Rogoff, Author, Our Dollar, Your Problem; Ravi Agrawal, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy. STATISTICAL REVIEW...
View ArticleJapan's Upper House Elections I
Parties Campaign on Three Policy DifferencesBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun. The views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
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DISINFORMATION & MISINFORMATION: CURRENT HAPPENINGS IN JAPAN, THE U.S. AND BEYOND. 7/14, 6:30-8:00pm (JST), 5:30-7:00am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple...
View ArticleJapan's 2025 Upper House Elections II
Upsurge of a New Populist Party in the Election CampaignBy Takuya Nishimura, APP Senior Fellow, Former Editorial Writer for The Hokkaido Shimbun.The views expressed by the author are his own and are...
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Monday Asia Policy Events, July 21, 2025
INDIA IN THE EVOLVING WORLD ORDER: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASEAN AND BEYOND.7/21, 2:30-4:00pm (SGT), 2:30-4:00am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS); Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS)....
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