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Stephen R. Nagy
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100
China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2021
What will the new normal look like for China?
In the short term, the successful COVID-19 response by China will allow it to temporarily strengthen its position. But in the long term, its problems aren't going anywhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2021
What the 'Quad' is and isn’t
The 'Quad' leaders virtual meeting stressed the provision of public goods, the free and open Indo-Pacific and a rules-based order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2021
Japan’s Indo-Pacific vision is a template for Canada
Since the Abe administration, Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision continues to evolve as conditions demand but at its core it stresses the pursuit of a rules-based order in the region, including the maritime security domain. It also aims to contribute to the region’s stability through...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2021
How will Biden deal with China?
Back in 2008, when Joe Biden was on the campaign trail running for vice president, the Democratic senator from Delaware once told fundraisers that the world will “test the mettle” of Barack Obama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2020
International disorder: Post-election realities for Japan and allies of the U.S.
Japan has little choice but to continue to strengthen its alliance with the United States to deal with its security challenges in the region. There is no Plan B.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020
How to build a better 'Quad'
The Quad 's future will mostly depend on the trajectory of China's development in the coming years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2020
Post-Abe, Japan matters even more for Canada
A re-elected Trump will likely double-down on his “America first” policy, further eroding the rules-based order countries like Canada and Japan depend on for stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2020
U.S.-China relations: Washington's bold moves have few buyers
By now, it is widely known that the U.S. is tightening the screws on Beijing across all areas of competition — from trade, technology to security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020
Navigating geopolitical uncertainty in a post-Abe world
Japan, under Abe's stewardship, proved to be a source of stability and balance. What's next?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020
Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record
Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2020
Why Japan, South Korea and China can't put the past behind them
On the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender, domestic politics, structure and identity continue to prevent reconciliation between the three Northeast Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2020
Misreading the Chinese tea leaves: A dangerous escalation
Building a U.S. strategy on false premises and no overarching goals is hugely problematic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2020
It's time for the middle powers to step in
Japan and other middle powers need to come together to provide critical life support for the international order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2020
Hong Kong national security law: Is China aiming to save the golden goose?
Japan needs to continue to convey to Beijing that the new national security law must be carefully implemented to ensure the 'One country, two systems' model stays intact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 18, 2020
Rational versus popular foreign policy
With anti-Chinese sentiment on the rise, crafting rational foreign policy will be increasingly a difficult needle to thread.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2020
A smart, not confrontational, China strategy needed
A smart China strategy must aim to hold China to its own principles when dealing with all other states.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 21, 2020
Mitigating China's economic coercion
Japan and other like-minded states must build multilateral mechanisms to create greater resilience against punitive economic tactics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2020
Standing up to economic coercion requires middle power solidarity
Japan can lead the way in building an alliance to blunt China's advances.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2020
An independent COVID-19 investigation is an imperative
As “real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance,” the realization of the 'Chinese Dream' will require the courage to face the shortcomings that led to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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