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Abe–Trump bromance yet to bring rewards

20 October 2019

While US President Donald Trump’s administration remains unpopular after more than two years in office, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s handling of US–Japan...

Japan Update 2019: Leadership in a time of uncertainty — Summary

23 September 2019

Japan Update 2019: Leadership in a time of uncertainty — Summary

Japan’s deepening diplomatic crisis with South Korea

22 September 2019

Japan’s relationship with South Korea is not amicable at the best of times. Yet it in recent months it has entered a rapidly descending diplomatic spiral...

The Hon. Yoko Kamikawa delivers the opening keynote speech at the 2019 Japan Update.

The Hon. Yoko Kamikawa: A new stage in the creation of Japanese form of cohesive multicultural society

6 September 2019

Japan Update 2019 Opening Keynote Speech: The Era of Global Movement of People – A new stage in the creation of Japanese form of cohesive multicultural...

Abe and the LDP remain dominant after Japan’s Upper House elections

30 August 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and junior ally Komeito secured a solid majority in the House of Councillors — Japan’s...

Japan opens its doors to foreign labour

29 July 2019

Since April 2019, the Japanese government has started to expand its immigration program to increase the number of blue-collar foreign workers arriving in...

Japan enters the Reiwa era with renewed hope

29 July 2019

Emperor Akihito’s abdication at the end of April marked the end of three decades of the Heisei era (1989-2019). And on 1 May 2019 Japan’s new Reiwa era...