https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:26:25 +0900 en-US https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-lower-house-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-lower-house-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-japanese-civilians-are-supporting-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-japanese-civilians-are-supporting-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/momentum-building-in-the-japan-south-korea-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/momentum-building-in-the-japan-south-korea-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-us-and-japan-as-g7-champions-of-health-and-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-us-and-japan-as-g7-champions-of-health-and-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/can-japan-champion-nuclear-duality/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/can-japan-champion-nuclear-duality/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-does-web-3-0-mean-for-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-does-web-3-0-mean-for-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/japans-official-security-assistance-the-sleeping-giant-stirs/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/japans-official-security-assistance-the-sleeping-giant-stirs/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/five-challenges-for-the-u-s-korea-alliance/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/five-challenges-for-the-u-s-korea-alliance/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-underestimated-strength-of-kishida-fumio/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-underestimated-strength-of-kishida-fumio/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-japan-south-korea-conduct-joint-anti-submarine-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-japan-south-korea-conduct-joint-anti-submarine-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kishidas-india-trip-a-reiteration-of-strong-india-japan-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kishidas-india-trip-a-reiteration-of-strong-india-japan-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/japan-severely-lags-on-reproductive-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/japan-severely-lags-on-reproductive-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hard-security-back-in-focus-at-the-quad-foreign-ministers-meet/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hard-security-back-in-focus-at-the-quad-foreign-ministers-meet/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/japan-briefs-pacific-islands-on-fukushima-wastewater-release-plan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/japan-briefs-pacific-islands-on-fukushima-wastewater-release-plan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/more-of-the-same-or-different-japans-new-security-and-defense-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/more-of-the-same-or-different-japans-new-security-and-defense-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/whats-behind-proposed-changes-to-us-marine-deployments-in-okinawa/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/whats-behind-proposed-changes-to-us-marine-deployments-in-okinawa/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/south-korea-plans-fund-to-compensate-forced-labor-victims/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/south-korea-plans-fund-to-compensate-forced-labor-victims/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/veer-guardian-2023-maiden-india-japan-air-exercise-to-begin/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/veer-guardian-2023-maiden-india-japan-air-exercise-to-begin/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/2022-the-year-japan-and-germany-became-normal-countries/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/2022-the-year-japan-and-germany-became-normal-countries/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/blue-ribbon-panel-urges-japan-to-develop-counterstrike-capabilities/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/blue-ribbon-panel-urges-japan-to-develop-counterstrike-capabilities/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/japan-pm-promises-law-to-help-unification-church-victims/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/japan-pm-promises-law-to-help-unification-church-victims/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/japanese-prime-minister-orders-probe-of-unification-church-problems/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/japanese-prime-minister-orders-probe-of-unification-church-problems/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/tokyo-olympics-sponsorship-scandal-widens-with-more-arrests/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/tokyo-olympics-sponsorship-scandal-widens-with-more-arrests/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/us-south-korea-japan-strengthen-joint-commitment-in-face-of-possible-7th-north-korean-nuclear-test/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/us-south-korea-japan-strengthen-joint-commitment-in-face-of-possible-7th-north-korean-nuclear-test/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/what-will-kishida-say-on-august-15-at-japans-national-memorial-ceremony-for-the-war-dead/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/what-will-kishida-say-on-august-15-at-japans-national-memorial-ceremony-for-the-war-dead/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/japan-prime-minister-purges-cabinet-after-support-falls-over-church-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/japan-prime-minister-purges-cabinet-after-support-falls-over-church-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/japan-truckmaker-hino-says-emissions-data-faked-for-20-years/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/japan-truckmaker-hino-says-emissions-data-faked-for-20-years/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/is-japans-postwar-pacifism-dead/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/is-japans-postwar-pacifism-dead/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/ardern-kishida-meeting-stepping-up-the-new-zealand-japan-strategic-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/ardern-kishida-meeting-stepping-up-the-new-zealand-japan-strategic-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-top-court-government-not-responsible-for-fukushima-disaster/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-top-court-government-not-responsible-for-fukushima-disaster/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-eases-foreign-tourism-ban-allows-guided-package-tours/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-eases-foreign-tourism-ban-allows-guided-package-tours/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-air-self-defense-force-points-to-vertigo-in-fatal-january-crash/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/japan-air-self-defense-force-points-to-vertigo-in-fatal-january-crash/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/japans-top-envoy-brings-back-20-ukrainians-from-poland/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/japans-top-envoy-brings-back-20-ukrainians-from-poland/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/telling-ukraines-story-to-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/telling-ukraines-story-to-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/official-japan-hopes-to-lead-asian-zero-emissions-push/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/official-japan-hopes-to-lead-asian-zero-emissions-push/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/australia-japan-sign-defense-pact-as-china-concerns-loom/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/australia-japan-sign-defense-pact-as-china-concerns-loom/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/bio-tracked-mistreated-hog-tied-immigration-detention-in-east-asia-2021/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/bio-tracked-mistreated-hog-tied-immigration-detention-in-east-asia-2021/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/japan-approves-record-defense-budget-for-fiscal-year-2022/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/japan-approves-record-defense-budget-for-fiscal-year-2022/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/japan-steps-in-to-support-india-against-china-in-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/japan-steps-in-to-support-india-against-china-in-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japan-approves-record-extra-defense-budget/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japan-approves-record-extra-defense-budget/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japans-new-pandemic-border-restrictions-disappoint-residents-stranded-abroad/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japans-new-pandemic-border-restrictions-disappoint-residents-stranded-abroad/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japan-pledges-support-for-asia-wide-decarbonization/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/japan-pledges-support-for-asia-wide-decarbonization/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-princess-mako-marries-commoner-loses-royal-status/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-princess-mako-marries-commoner-loses-royal-status/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japan-leader-calls-for-greater-military-capability-spending/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japan-leader-calls-for-greater-military-capability-spending/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/jimex-21-india-japan-maritime-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/jimex-21-india-japan-maritime-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/a-turning-point-for-japan-us-climate-cooperation/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/a-turning-point-for-japan-us-climate-cooperation/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-kishida-a-dove-in-hawks-clothing/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-kishida-a-dove-in-hawks-clothing/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japan-pm-kishidas-new-ministry-and-the-legacy-of-abenomics/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japan-pm-kishidas-new-ministry-and-the-legacy-of-abenomics/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-new-pm-to-seek-fresh-mandate-to-handle-virus-economy/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/japans-new-pm-to-seek-fresh-mandate-to-handle-virus-economy/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/revisiting-rceps-trade-implications/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/revisiting-rceps-trade-implications/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/in-a-first-us-jets-will-fly-off-a-japanese-warship-this-fall/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/in-a-first-us-jets-will-fly-off-a-japanese-warship-this-fall/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/suga-bows-out-of-party-vote-paves-way-for-new-japan-leader/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/suga-bows-out-of-party-vote-paves-way-for-new-japan-leader/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/are-yasukuni-shrine-visits-a-sign-of-rising-nationalism-in-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/are-yasukuni-shrine-visits-a-sign-of-rising-nationalism-in-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/japan-and-kazakhstan-partners-in-nuclear-disarmament/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/japan-and-kazakhstan-partners-in-nuclear-disarmament/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japans-covid-19-vaccination-drive-success-is-an-opportunity-for-global-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japans-covid-19-vaccination-drive-success-is-an-opportunity-for-global-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/to-compete-with-beijing-the-quad-must-remain-pro-asia-not-anti-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/to-compete-with-beijing-the-quad-must-remain-pro-asia-not-anti-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-quad-conducts-malabar-naval-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-quad-conducts-malabar-naval-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-further-expands-virus-emergency-areas-as-cases-surge/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-further-expands-virus-emergency-areas-as-cases-surge/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-looks-back-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-looks-back-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-resilience-of-japanese-whaling/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-resilience-of-japanese-whaling/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-confirms-new-missile-deployments-to-ryukyu-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-confirms-new-missile-deployments-to-ryukyu-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japans-challenge-in-the-age-of-china-us-rivalry/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japans-challenge-in-the-age-of-china-us-rivalry/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/japans-youth-lack-interest-in-studying-abroad-thats-a-problem-for-japanese-businesses/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/japans-youth-lack-interest-in-studying-abroad-thats-a-problem-for-japanese-businesses/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/the-iron-ceiling-and-japans-chrysanthemum-throne/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/the-iron-ceiling-and-japans-chrysanthemum-throne/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japans-ambivalent-diplomacy-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japans-ambivalent-diplomacy-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japan-set-to-accelerate-covid-19-vaccine-program-for-elderly/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japan-set-to-accelerate-covid-19-vaccine-program-for-elderly/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japan-us-france-hold-1st-joint-drills-on-japanese-land/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/japan-us-france-hold-1st-joint-drills-on-japanese-land/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/why-matsuyama-at-the-masters-matters/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/why-matsuyama-at-the-masters-matters/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/japan-regulator-bans-nuke-plant-restart-over-lax-safeguards/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/japan-regulator-bans-nuke-plant-restart-over-lax-safeguards/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/what-does-finance-have-to-do-with-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/what-does-finance-have-to-do-with-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/how-to-operationalize-the-quad/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/how-to-operationalize-the-quad/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/japans-changing-immigration-and-refugee-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/japans-changing-immigration-and-refugee-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/abe-apologizes-but-isnt-charged-for-cherry-blossom-scandal/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/abe-apologizes-but-isnt-charged-for-cherry-blossom-scandal/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/japanese-companies-fall-victim-to-unprecedented-wave-of-cyber-attacks/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/japanese-companies-fall-victim-to-unprecedented-wave-of-cyber-attacks/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/official-costs-of-tokyo-olympics-up-by-22-to-15-4-billion/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/official-costs-of-tokyo-olympics-up-by-22-to-15-4-billion/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/why-did-japan-suspend-the-go-to-travel-campaign/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/why-did-japan-suspend-the-go-to-travel-campaign/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/civilian-participation-in-national-defense-as-a-part-of-japans-pacifism/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/civilian-participation-in-national-defense-as-a-part-of-japans-pacifism/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/the-real-story-of-the-destruction-of-force-z/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/the-real-story-of-the-destruction-of-force-z/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/actors-connect-in-subconscious-to-play-young-old-hokusai/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/11/actors-connect-in-subconscious-to-play-young-old-hokusai/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-sticks-to-nuclear-fuel-recycling-plan-despite-plutonium-stockpile/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-sticks-to-nuclear-fuel-recycling-plan-despite-plutonium-stockpile/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/is-the-quad-bound-by-values-or-interests/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/is-the-quad-bound-by-values-or-interests/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/after-abe-will-press-freedom-improve-in-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/after-abe-will-press-freedom-improve-in-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-seeks-to-boost-catch-limits-of-prized-bluefin-tuna/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/japan-seeks-to-boost-catch-limits-of-prized-bluefin-tuna/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/us-australia-india-japan-to-discuss-chinas-growing-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/us-australia-india-japan-to-discuss-chinas-growing-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/australia-japan-india-trilateral-sets-sights-on-supply-chain-resilience/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/australia-japan-india-trilateral-sets-sights-on-supply-chain-resilience/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/tokyo-olympic-games-will-go-ahead-in-2021/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/tokyo-olympic-games-will-go-ahead-in-2021/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/too-old-to-fight-will-demographic-shifts-alter-asias-geostrategic-landscape/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/too-old-to-fight-will-demographic-shifts-alter-asias-geostrategic-landscape/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/assessing-abe-shinzos-geopolitical-legacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/assessing-abe-shinzos-geopolitical-legacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/how-strong-are-the-ropes-that-bind-the-japanese-military/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/how-strong-are-the-ropes-that-bind-the-japanese-military/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/japans-shinzo-abe-to-step-down-leaving-behind-a-rich-strategic-legacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/japans-shinzo-abe-to-step-down-leaving-behind-a-rich-strategic-legacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/75-years-later-1-million-japanese-war-dead-still-missing/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/75-years-later-1-million-japanese-war-dead-still-missing/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/explaining-japans-policy-debate-on-strike-capability/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/explaining-japans-policy-debate-on-strike-capability/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/hiroshima-at-75-a-painful-legacy-tempered-by-hope-and-a-treaty/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/hiroshima-at-75-a-painful-legacy-tempered-by-hope-and-a-treaty/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/how-covid-19-will-reshape-indo-pacific-security/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/how-covid-19-will-reshape-indo-pacific-security/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/securing-japan-from-chinese-predatory-economics/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/securing-japan-from-chinese-predatory-economics/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/indonesia-seeks-to-win-us-and-japanese-investment-fleeing-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/indonesia-seeks-to-win-us-and-japanese-investment-fleeing-china/