Research Activities Research on
Japan
Exporting large, complex defense equipment is never easy for any country. For Japan, the first-ever transfer of the New FFM frigat
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
Will the only way to distinguish between Australian and Japanese frigates soon be the red kangaroo emblem painted behind the bridg
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
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
Senior 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
