Despite the the strength of the US-Japan alliance, there is a lack of understanding of Japan’s policies, institutions, and policymaking process. As a result, tensions have risen from misguided expectations and misunderstandings and impacted many parts of the alliance and its supporting industries.
The Stimson Center's Japan program aims to reduce that misunderstanding among the U.S. policy-making community to help sustain a robust U.S.-Japan alliance that can adapt as new challenges arise.
Japan must remain vigilant to North Korea’s activities and reinstate relations with South Korea
February 21, 2023
Japan’s reason for announcing a remarkably new strategy is nothing less than a sense of crisis regarding the current situation in the region
February 17, 2023
Drafted in the early months of Russia's invasion, Japan's new national security documents draw upon a myriad of lessons from the conflict
February 16, 2023
Japan’s security cooperation with India can be expected to steadily deepen under the new Japanese National Security Strategy
February 15, 2023
Unpacking Japan’s perspective on economic security based on the new National Security Strategy
February 10, 2023
In its new National Security Strategy, Japan includes the development of a posture for information warfare and active cyber defense
February 2, 2023
Originally focused on non-military or non-traditional security cooperation, Japan’s strategic partnership with Australia has now moved closer to alliance-type cooperation
February 1, 2023
On the 50th anniversary of Japan-ASEAN relations, Japan is preparing to deepen ties, but ASEAN is less visible in Japan’s new security policy documents
January 25, 2023
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