Japan

Japan’s adoption of a new defence Guidelines to secure its southern “outlaying islands” closer to China suggests major shift in Japan’s Cold War security policy.

• Shamshad A. Khan
• December 20, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Japan needs to structurally transform domestic demand by focusing on its service sector – medical services, education, environment, and health.

• Rajaram Panda
• November 22, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The DPJ has relaxed its earlier rigid position and is no longer demanding that India join the NPT as a pre-condition for the nuclear pact.

• Rajaram Panda
• October 21, 2010
• IDSA Comments

China’s rise has become a matter of concern throughout Asia and led to changes in the strategic postures of its neighbours. Japan has begun to rethink its own defence strategy and security policy in response to China’s military modernization.

• Pranamita Baruah , Rajaram Panda , Shamshad A. Khan
• September 09, 2010
• Issue Brief

India has to calibrate its relationship with China, the US, and countries of East Asia with great circumspection in the wake of the resurfacing of tensions in the South China Sea.

• R N Das
• August 19, 2010
• IDSA Comments

In a strong rebuke to the Kan government, voters deprived the DPJ and its tiny ally of a majority less than a year after the party swept to power.

• Rajaram Panda
• July 16, 2010
• IDSA Comments

That the Futenma issue is still a sore subject for the ruling DPJ-led government is reflected in the fact that it has decided not to field a candidate in Okinawa in the upcoming election.

• Pranamita Baruah
• July 02, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Notwithstanding popular criticism and opposition, the US-Japan security alliance and the presence of USFJ remain vital to Japanese foreign and security policies.

• Rajesh Kapoor
• June 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Getting the economy back on track would be Kan’s top most priority. Kan views ties with the US as the core of Japan’s foreign policy, though he also greatly values the relationship with China.

• Rajaram Panda
• June 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Cheonan assault has revealed to South Korea that the threat from North Korea is still ominous and capable of delivering unexpected damage.

• Preeti Nalwa
• June 07, 2010
• IDSA Comments