Nostalgia hinders Takaichi's vision for Japan

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants to raise Japan’s game. But, given her reputation as a pioneer, she is remarkably backward-looking.

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[사설]美 사우디에 우라늄 농축 허용… 韓엔 52년간 ‘절대 불가’ 족쇄

미국이 사우디아라비아에 우라늄 농축의 길을 터주는 원자력 협정을 체결했다. 22일 서명된 이 협정에는 앞으로 2년간 검증을 거쳐 타당성이 입증되면 사우디 현지에 미국 기업이 원전용 우라늄 저농축 시설을 지을 수 있도록 하는 내용이 포함됐다고 미 언론은 보도했다. 반면…

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UNESCO asks for improved info on Korean labor at Sado mines | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is asking that Japan further improve signage around Sado Island’s gold mines to reflect the site’s whole history, including the laborers brought from the Korean Penin...

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Japan dips toe into diplomatic waters with China, Russia | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

MANILA—In the first thawing of deeply frozen diplomatic ties, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi briefly spoke with his Chinese and Russian counterparts on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit here, altho...

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EXPLAINER: Historical context absent from ‘32-degree’ adoption stance | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is defending a controversial plan to allow distantly related males to be adopted into Japan’s imperial family by citing historical precedent: two adoptions from the Meiji...

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The Trump Effect on South Korea-Japan Relations - Korea Economic Institute of America

Despite ideological differences at the leader level, South Korea and Japan have deepened their bilateral partnership due to shared challenges against an unpredictable United States and China.

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South Korea Is Building for the Alliance and for Itself  - Korea Economic Institute of America

South Korea continues to enhance its military buildup, but there is potential for friction with the United States as the two countries approach defense issues under differing frameworks.

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Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s remarks come as the government weighs revising the country’s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear arms.

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The Trump effect on Japan–South Korea relations

Shared anxieties over an increasingly unpredictable Washington are drawing Japan and South Korea closer, but differing policy stances and wartime history issues are still far from being water under th...

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The Trump effect on Japan–South Korea relations

Shared anxieties over an increasingly unpredictable Washington are drawing Japan and South Korea closer, but differing policy stances and wartime history issues are still far from being water under th...

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How Lee Jae Myung Bought South Korea Diplomatic Space, Time, and Leverage - Korea Economic Institute of America

In his first year, South Korea's president foreign policy bought time and leverage by accommodating Washington while steadying ties with Beijing and Tokyo.

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Still ironclad? The US-South Korea alliance is not what it used to be.

For years, U.S. and South Korean officials have described the relationship between their two countries as “ironclad.” They remain allies, but the partnership is more complicated than ever.

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US defense spending demand leaves Asian allies in limbo

White House call for minimum defense budget of 3.5% of GDP is far above what most can achieve anytime soon

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From martial law to democratic renewal in South Korea | Brookings

An analysis of South Korea's democratic resilience following the December 2024 martial law crisis and its path toward democratic renewal.

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Can automation offset Japan’s military manpower shortage?

Japan is building a 21st-century military, but it is running out of 21st-century citizens to man it.

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Lee Jae Myung Urges Trump to Lead North Korea Resolution

Lee Jae Myung Urges Trump to Lead North Korea Resolution Trump pledges commitment to Korean peace, praises Lee as strong leader during G7

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Takaichi and Trump talk Indo-Pacific as Mideast crisis overshadows G7 summit

The meeting came as the grouping reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas and across the Taiwan Strait.

japantimes.co.jp

China and Russia are competing for influence over North Korea

So nukes are off the agenda as Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang

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China’s Xi vows boosted ties with Kim, but avoids North Korea nuclear issue

Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed China's 'firm commitment to safeguarding the shared interests of the two countries' during a rare summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

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Xi’s North Korea Visit Puts a Trump-Kim Summit Back in Play - Korea Economic Institute of America

Kim could seek recognition without giving up his nuclear warheads, and Trump may seek to claim peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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Episode 3: The state of the Japan-South Korea relationship with Dan Sneider

Plus: more details about the supplemental budget, the Diet passes intelligence reform, and Japan and the Philippines upgrade their relationship

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This unlikely friendship could herald new era of South Korea-Japan cooperation

Despite coming from different ends of the political spectrum – and lingering tensions between their countries – Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are forg...

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U.S. allies in Asia are trying to shield themselves from Trump’s unpredictability

President Donald Trump’s seeming ambivalence about the value of allies has created a sense of urgency among nations with close U.S. ties.

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Can South Korea Fill the Middle East’s Missile Defense Gap?  - Korea Economic Institute of America

Iran war interceptor shortages and slow U.S. Patriot production are pushing Gulf states toward South Korea's Cheongung-II — if Seoul can scale capacity.

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This unlikely friendship could herald new era of South Korea-Japan cooperation

Despite coming from different ends of the political spectrum – and lingering tensions between their countries – Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are forg...

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Why Japan and China will struggle to end their feud

Warming relations between America and China bode ill for Japan

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Takaichi, Lee forge energy pact amid uncertainty in Middle East | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

ANDONG, South Korea—Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung agreed on May 19 to bolster energy cooperation, spurred by growing instability in the Middle East amid the U....

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Japan PM eyes South Korea visit around May 19-20 for summit talks: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting South Korea later this month for talks with President Lee Jae Myung, diplomatic sources said Friday.

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U.S. expert says OPCON transfer won't 'unzip' S. Korea-U.S. alliance | Yonhap News Agency

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. expert said Thursday that the tr...

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How South Korea Can Buy Alliance Insurance - Korea Economic Institute of America

The most urgent step is to expedite its application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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