Research Activities

Research on Japan

The Trump administration’s policy of pressing U.S. allies to shoulder more of the defense burden has fueled fears of “abandonment”

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

On July 28, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the "Space Domain Defense Guidelines" (hereinafter referred to as "the Gui

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

US-Japan Trade Agreement: Initial Impressions and Details / Patterns in Trump's Trade Policies and US-EU Agreement / After Japan a

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Japan's upper house (House of Councillors) election was held on July 20, with half of the seats contested. The long-governing Libe

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

今回の参議院選挙の結果は石破現政権にとってどのような意味を持つのでしょうか。 What does the outcome of this Upper House election mean for the Ishiba administration? / この

今回の参議院選挙の結果を教えてください What was the result of the recent House of Councillors election in Japan? / 今回の選挙戦で、特に顕著だった傾向は何でしょうか。 What wer

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

[Author: Wakana Asano, API Takano Fellow] From the World War II race for an atomic bomb, to the Cold War race for nuclear and s

An overwhelming number of Japanese companies cite the Trump administration’s policies and economic trends in the United States amo

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Washington has offered a wide range of justifications for its tariff policies: They’re designed to raise revenue, be used as lever

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

The COVID-19 pandemic brought shortages of masks, medical supplies, automotive semiconductors and IC chips for contactless cards,

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Eiki Tagami