Region Related Event Feeds

Comparative Connections v.14 n.1

bMizuno — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Regional Overview: At a Time of Uncertainty, Count on North Korea, by Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman
US-Japan Relations: Back to Normal? by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi
US-China Relations: Xi Visit Steadies Ties; Dissident Creates Tension, by Bonnie Glaser and Brittany Billingsley

Comparative Connections v.14 n.1 - Regional Overview

bMizuno — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

There was a brief period when a breakthrough seemed possible in the stalemate with North Korea when it pledged to freeze all nuclear and missile tests; then Pyongyang announced a planned satellite launch, pulling the rug out from under Washington (and itself) and business as usual returned to the Peninsula.

Comparative Connections v.14 n.1 - US-Japan

bMizuno — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

After three tumultuous and frustrating years as the DPJ tried to find its legs, Prime Minister Noda finally visited Washington.

Comparative Connections v.14 n.1 - Japan-China

bMizuno — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

With both Tokyo and Beijing intent on celebrating the 40th anniversary of normalization, bilateral relations started well in 2012 – and quickly went downhill. Contested history returned in a controversy sparked by Nagoya Mayor Kawamura Takashi’s remarks questioning the reality of the Nanjing massacre.

Comparative Connections v.14 n.1 - Japan-Korea

bMizuno — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The most dramatic events affecting relations in early 2012 concerned North Korea. The power transition appears to be proceeding smoothly, although mixed signals indicate that a clear foreign policy has not yet been worked out in Pyongyang. Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan continue on their seemingly disconnected tracks.

PacNet #29 - The US and Japan Make a Good Step Forward, for Now

ellise — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Just before Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko' s visit to Washington this week, the US and Japanese governments released their Security Consultative Committee Joint Statement. This document sets the alliance on the right path, allowing alliance managers in Tokyo and Washington to focus on a wider set of strategic issues.

U.S.-Japan Summit Meeting

sherry — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan will meet with President Obama at the White House on April 30 to discuss a range of economic and security issues and reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance in a regional and global context.

Global Economics Update: Japan as Number 3

ian — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In 1995, a group of Cornell psychologists found that Olympic bronze medalists are typically happier than silver medalists about their position on the podium. The competitor in the number 2 spot cannot help thinking about how close he came to winning gold, while the person in third thinks, “Wow, I got a medal!”

2012 Global Forecast

ian — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

PacNet #24A - Misunderstandings on the US Military Bases in Okinawa

bMizuno — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The relocation of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma in Okinawa has been the source of a long dispute between the United States and Japan, with scant hope for resolution in the foreseeable future.

PacNet #24 - Japan’s DPJ: The Party of Change

bMizuno — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in 2009, alliance watchers focused on two of its security-related promises: ending Japan’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean that supported US and NATO forces operating in Afghanistan and renegotiating an agreement to relocate US troops within Okinawa.

Issues & Insights Vol. 12 - No. 1

bMizuno — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

This Trilateral Strategic Cooperative Mechanism is a part of the Japan-US-X Project promoted by Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) Fellows of the Pacific Forum CSIS. This project has three objectives: first, it seeks to revitalize the alliance by reaching out to new partners and engaging the region. The Japan-US-X mechanism can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or even larger.

Information Technology in Health Care

jdunton — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

As Japan faces rapid aging, a declining birthrate, widening income disparity, expanding fiscal debt, and remarkable hikes in health care costs, the sustainability of its health care system is at stake. Despite the need to allocate limited medical resources optimally, Japan lacks a common platform for sharing medical data, ideally over the Internet.

Japanese Energy Policy One Year Later

sherry — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, followed by the reactor damage at Fukushima, have shaken the core of Japanese energy policy.

PacNet #17 - Japan's Response to New US Defense Strategy: "Welcome, but..."

ellise — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Japanese government welcomes the recently released US defense strategy because it rebalances the strategic focus toward the Asia-Pacific region.

One Year after Fukushima

sherry — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is the status of the cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant today?

U.S.-Japan-India Track Two Strategic Dialogue March 2012

sherry — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Delegations from the United States, India and Japan met for the ninth U.S.-Japan-India Track Two Strategic Dialogue in Delhi on March 1-2. The session was organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration with Aspen Institute India, and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and co-chaired by former D

The South Manchuria Railway Company as an Intelligence Organization

jdunton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The intelligence activities of the South Manchuria Railway Company (SMR) “Research Department” (Chōsabu) are well known in Japan.

Future of the US Marines in Okinawa -- long-term risks for short-term gain?

ellise — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

On Feb. 8, the US and Japanese governments announced they would "adjust" plans for the relocation of US Marines in Okinawa as set forth in the 2006 Roadmap for Realignment. Washington and Tokyo also pledged to discuss "a number of issues associated with these adjustments" in the days ahead.

US-Japan-ROK Nuclear Dialogue Track 2 Statement (2012)

jwarden — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In 2010, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP), and the Asan Institute for Policy Studies joined to form a Track 2 nuclear dialogue between the United States (US), Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK).

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