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July 31, 2024

Asia
Japan in Focus

I am fortunate to participate in projects on Japan or Asia hosted by other experts. Each month, I will share these with you in Japan in Focus. This month, we have three highlights to share.

The Tokyo Tower is seen illuminated minutes before Earth Hour in Tokyo
Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

August 20, 2024

Japan
Tourism: Japan’s Double-Edged Sword

Tourism has become a priority in Japan’s economic growth strategy. The pandemic blunted that effort, but when the Kishida Cabinet lifted its restrictions on foreigners entering Japan in 2022, the for…

Workers erect a barrier to block the view of a popular Mount Fuji photo spot, in Fujikawaguchiko town
Post by Chris Baylor and Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

April 16, 2024

Emerging Markets
Central Bank Governance in Emerging Markets

Central bank governors from some of the largest emerging markets discuss the economic outlook in their countries, how their banks have addressed global inflation, and opportunities for sustained econ…

Play Containers are being transported at Nansha port in Guangzhou, China on a sunny day.
Virtual Event by Fatih Karahan, Lesetja Kganyago, and Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss

October 24, 2024

Georgia
France Presses for Lebanon Aid, Japan Holds Snap Election, Georgia’s Divided Vote, and More

France seeks to spur international support for humanitarian aid for Lebanon as fighting grinds on between Israel and Hezbollah; Japan holds a snap general election as Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ho…

Podcast Supporters of Georgia's pro-Western and pro-EU opposition groups hold a joint final campaign rally ahead of parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 20, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

July 25, 2024

Japan
Japan’s Response to Campaign Violence

The recent assassination attempt against Republican Party presidential candidate Donald J. Trump shocked Americans and reminded Japanese of their own experience with violence on the campaign trail.

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida attends the state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan
Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

August 6, 2024

Japan
Japan’s Debate Over LGBTQ+ Rights: The Diet

The courts were not the only voice influencing Japan’s LGBTQ+ rights last year.

People including plaintiffs' lawyers hold banners and flags, after the lower court ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, outside Nagoya district court, in Nagoya, central Japan
Post by Erin Gallagher Asia Unbound

August 6, 2024

RealEcon
The Climate Reform Agenda: How China Enables and Undermines U.S. Leadership at the World Bank

The U.S. relies on multilateral institutions like the World Bank to support its foreign policy goals, but the need to compromise with other shareholders can undermine success.

President of World Bank Group (WBG) Ajay Banga speaks during a press conference on the third day of the annual meetings of the WBG and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Marrakech, Morocco on October 11, 2023.
Article by Karen Virginia Mathiasen RealEcon

March 18, 2024

Japan
The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to end yield curve control. But Japanese yields will remain low, and foreign bonds will remain attractive to those Japanese investors who don’t have to hedg…

The Japanese Bid for Foreign Bonds After the End of Yield Curve Control
Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

July 12, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
That Old Time Religion: The G-7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the West Bank

The G-7 foreign ministers' statement on the West Bank follows some old lines about the legitimacy of settlements, but ignores the issue of payments to reward terror.

Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

September 26, 2024

Ukraine
Zelenskyy’s Diplomatic Drive, Japan’s New Leader, U.S. and Canadian Tariffs on China’s EVs, and More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intensifies efforts to galvanize greater political and financial support; Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader to become the n…

Podcast Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on September 22, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week