Japan
Political maneuvers in Japan-India-USA triangle
The beginning of 2015 was marked by the activation of political maneuvers in Japan-India-USA strategic triangle. India was the first country to be visited during the international tour by Fumio Kishida, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, who...
Japan-Korea Relations: Comfort Women Issue
Late in 2011, in the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK, Seoul, a sculpture of a teenage girl was displayed right opposite the entrance to the Embassy of Japan. The sculpture's face does not bear any feelings. It expresses neither sadness nor anger, neither...
Japan: the Political Landscape after the Elections
The latest early election for the lower house of Japan’s parliament has ended with a crushing victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP, which, together with its “junior partner” in the parliamentary coalition – New Komeito Party (NFP – has managed to secure...