CSIS Japan Chair

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[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Around 300 representatives from over 30 island nations gathered in Tokyo for a 2-day conference to discuss maritime conservation & measures to combat climate change, on a scale that Japan's Foreign Ministry said is unprecedented. Read More: https://t.co/6VokpZlB8t

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: The Office of the US Trade Representative says it plans to impose an additional 12.5 percent tariff on countries and regions which it says have failed to take appropriate action against goods made with "forced labor." Read More: https://t.co/YRq7wb7SEX

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Taiwan has asked that Japan and the Philippines respect ⁠its rights and territory when they hold talks on their maritime border, Taipei’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Read More: https://t.co/UmYiN18CIq

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: A Japanese marine research agency plans to develop by fiscal 2028 a more efficient autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to look for such seabed resources as rare-earth elements in the quest for a stable supply. Read More: https://t.co/mH4gDNbLt9

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank needs to discuss the pros and cons of raising the policy interest rate at its next monetary policy meeting even if the situation in the Middle East remains unclear. Read More: https://t.co/7CGWf0tiqM

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Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear I @ForeignAffairs

@CSIS @VictorDCha and @KristiGovella @JapanChair argue that while speculation among analysts, experts, and scholars that America’s two key allies in the Indo-Pacific could finally pursue nuclear weapons has intensified, despite the fever pitch of the debate, the worry that South Korea and Japan are on the brink of nuclearization is exaggerated.

The majority of “strategic elites”—current and former officials, business leaders, scholars, and experts—in both countries are not in favor of going nuclear, at least for now. That ambivalence, however, is conditional: on the gravity of the threat, but also on the actions of each ally.

📖 Read now: https://t.co/eArvX4U7Z1

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: The victory of the Liberal Democratic Party-backed incumbent in Sunday’s Niigata gubernatorial election has increased the party’s hopes that it can win future gubernatorial and mayoral races. Read More: https://t.co/zTLL5yLrdi

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: PM Sanae Takaichi’s administration is considering lowering the consumption tax rate on food to 1% for two years from next April, despite her campaign pledge of a zero percent tax rate in February’s general election. Read More: https://t.co/WavHdxB76i

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

💡@KristiGovella and @nszechenyi argue that the U.S. should consider defense, economic security, trade, and investment when evaluating Japan’s contributions to alliance burden sharing: https://t.co/WibI2ZpRzf

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim is set to visit Japan and hold talks with PM Takaichi Sanae next week. The leaders are expected to discuss the situation in the Middle East and confirm cooperation across a wide range of areas. Read More: https://t.co/bUoHqT3c4N

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

As the U.S. restructures its trade relationships, allies face a new reality: trade and security may no longer move in lockstep. @KristiGovella explores why this matters for transatlantic and Indo-Pacific partners. Watch the full event here: https://t.co/u5mB1jTmbz

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and World Bank President Ajay Banga agreed Tuesday to deepen cooperation on supply chains for critical minerals and energy security. Read More: https://t.co/BQxM3zqJcj

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: The first-ever trilateral meeting between the defense chiefs of Japan, Australia and New Zealand signals far more than the emergence of a new regional security format. Read More: https://t.co/Bq6CzHkw0z

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Britain is under pressure to approve funding soon for the next-generation fighter jet it is developing with Japan and Italy, as allies such as Germany and Canada also eye participation in the project. Read More: https://t.co/BQColm8UXS

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Prices for more than 1,000 food items in Japan will rise in June, further pressuring consumers. That is partly due to higher packaging costs, as turmoil continues in the Middle East. Read More: https://t.co/fgT4BW0EgB

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi hit back at Beijing's accusations that Japan is pursuing "new militarism." Read More: https://t.co/rz5an38yK7

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News on Japan: The defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines reached a broad agreement that Japan will transfer an Abukuma-class destroyer to the Philippines ... as well as a TC-90 aircraft. Read More: https://t.co/fDqzZ09SVR

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

How do Japanese and American perspectives on the CRINK challenge differ? Riho Aizawa (National Institute for Defense Studies) breaks down a gap in threat perception and its implications for regional security.
▶️ Watch the full event here: https://t.co/syVHtT1Du9

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Japan's parliament on Friday enacted health legislation changes to make childbirth free in principle and to raise out-of-pocket costs for some prescription drugs. Read more here: https://t.co/nkU1XBkaHp

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a revised law to strengthen screening of foreign investments in Japan, by setting up a cross-ministerial, U.S.-style panel to prevent leakage of critical technologies & intelligence. Read more here: https://t.co/yQ0vpeW5m9