Abstract This article discusses both the positive and negative effects of Japan’s three nuclear strategies: nuclear hedging, nuclear breakout, and the Korea-Japan Nuclear Weapons Free…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract Revolving around the concept of ‘Community’ or ‘community’, debate on an Asian region has ostensibly pitted those who proposed an entity limited to East…
Abstract On October 5, 2015, the 12 countries reached an agreement in principle on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that will build 21st-century trade and investment…
Abstract The “Okinawa problem” to which the APJ has paid so much attention over recent years continues to evolve, and the contradiction between the national…
Abstract China attaches great importance to maintaining constructive relations with major powers. This article deals with the background and characteristics of the relationship between China,…
Abstract In the East Asian gas markets, issues like gas trading hubs, hub indexed pricing, and destination flexibility are being debated. This paper examines the…
Abstract The pacifist commitment contained in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution has long been a source of scholarly interest and debate. While the insertion…
Abstract This essay examines why nationalism seems to be on the rise in Asia and beyond at a time when globalization is also becoming more…
Abstract This group of papers emerged from a panel entitled “Japan’s Identity Crisis and Reactionary Nationalism” at the 2016 Association of Asian Studies Conference held…
Abstract The link between energy, economic development and national security has often made governments reluctant to address energy in global governance. In the United Nations…
Abstract Benedict Anderson reminds us that modernity has been characterized by the emergence of nation-states that can mobilize the passion of young men to “die…
Abstract This article provides a critical discussion of Okinawa’s role in serving American and Japanese strategic interests. Since the end of World War II Okinawa…
Abstract Late last month, the Asia Pacific hosted two very important and starkly contrasting international conferences on the region’s energy and climate choices. A very…
Abstract Many countries have implemented various policies for renewable energy development ranging from setting power purchase agreements and the legislation of renewable energy requirements to…
Abstract In April, I laid a wreath at the Manila American Cemetery, in the Philippines, where some 17,000 Americans are buried. Looking up at the…
