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Kuni Miyake

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So far, so good for Ishiba — at least for now

So far, so good for Ishiba — at least for now
yesterday 20

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Kuni Miyake

'America First' didn't just return — it has always been there

'America First' didn't just return — it has always been there
24.01.2025 30

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Media coverage and political tensions color reactions to Nippon Steel's U.S. acquisition

Early in the New Year, two events occurred in the United States — one greatly delighted and the other literally dumbfounded many Japanese. The...

08.01.2025 20

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Can lessons from Iraq's regime change be applied in Syria?

The contrast couldn’t have been more striking. On Dec. 9, while the West was still shell shocked from the fall of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria...

22.12.2024 9

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Where does South Korea's democracy go from here?

Early Wednesday morning I woke up for some reason and turned on the television — only to be blindsided by the mind-blowing news out of Seoul. Just...

05.12.2024 3

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Has the age of populism finally reached Japan?

For many years, it has been common knowledge that Japan is the only Group of Seven member that is immune to political populism. This conventional...

22.11.2024 7

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What does Trump's victory mean for Japan?

07.11.2024 6

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Japan's October surprise

28.10.2024 2

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Today's Tehran looks a lot like the Tokyo of the 1930s

The idea that “history sometimes rhymes” is always my starting point when analyzing international affairs. Israel appears to be on the brink of...

10.10.2024 5

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The Shigeru Ishiba I personally know

Surpassing many people’s expectations — perhaps even his own — Shigeru Ishiba bested eight other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party’s...

04.10.2024 3

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How Japan-U.S. election coverage differs

I started writing this article from Washington in the early morning hours. What I wanted to do while in the U.S. this time was to examine the...

13.09.2024 3

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A high school baseball championship and Japan-South Korea relations

One of Japan's summer traditions is the National High School Baseball Championship tournament held every year at Koshien Stadium. Readers who do...

03.09.2024 2

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Japan-U.S. alliance transforms with concrete 'two-plus-two' talks

The "two-plus-two" security talks between the foreign and defense ministers of the U.S. and Japan in Tokyo last month were a pleasant surprise and...

07.08.2024 10

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Unpacking America's puzzling election dynamics

Several weeks have passed since last month's televised debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who was just...

19.07.2024 1

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