| By Caroline Gross and Eliana Pisons | Captain Yusuke Saito shares Japan’s strategy for peace, highlighting multilateralism, maritime law, and the strength of the US-Japan alliance in a shifting world.
Asia Business Commerce Finance Japan Supply Chain Trade
July 21, 2025
Strategic Long-Term Investment in Japanese Trading Houses
| By Eliana Pisons | Warren Buffett’s investment strategy highlights the long-term value of Japan’s diversified trading houses like Mitsubishi and Itochu, amid rising global uncertainty.
Japan Tariffs Trade USA
May 19, 2025
Car Trouble: How US Tariffs Are Hurting the Japanese Automotive Industry
| By Caroline Gross | Despite adjustments in tariffs, US and Japan trade tensions persist, increasing economic pressures on both nations’ automobile manufacturing sectors and economies.
Asia Culture Japan
May 6, 2025
Golden Week and the Strain of Overtourism in Japan
| By Caroline Gross | Japan continues to navigate overtourism as the influx of visitors during holidays such as Golden Week crowds out residents and strains infrastructure.
Asia Commerce Culture Japan Technology Trade
April 30, 2025
Tradition and Technology Converge at Osaka 2025 Expo
| By Eliana Pisons | Osaka Expo 2025 blends culture and heritage with technology and innovation on a global stage for cooperative future-building amidst geopolitical challenges.
Asia China Commerce Japan South Korea Tariffs USA
April 11, 2025
China, Japan, and South Korea Meet In Trilateral Trade Dialogue
| By Clarissa Sung | In a pivotal meeting, trade representatives from China, Japan, and South Korea met to discuss cooperative commerce initiatives to counteract U.S. tariffs amid global economic tensions.
Asia Japan Sustainability Tourism Travel
March 15, 2025
Sustainability and Social Tensions Drive New Tourism Tax in Kyoto
| By Eliana Pisons | Kyoto’s tourist tax aims to curb overtourism, promote sustainability, and manage tourism challenges amid tensions regarding foreign residents and visitors in Japan.
Asia Australia China Cybersecurity Huawei Japan Privacy South Korea Technology USA
February 14, 2025
The Tech Security Balance: Indo-Pacific Responses to China’s Huawei
| By Felipe Dombkowski | The varied responses to Huawei in the Indo-Pacifc region reveal the complex challenges nations face in balancing security and economic priorities amid US-China tensions.
Asia Commerce Japan Jobs Trade USA
February 12, 2025
US – Japan Trade: Contentious Issues, Common Concerns
| By Eliana Pisons | President Trump met with Japan Prime Minister Ishiba on February 7th. The meeting was a first step between the two leaders in addressing key bilateral trade and security issues.
Business China Commerce EU Japan Trade USA
December 3, 2024
Trump’s Tariffs: Targeting Imports But Impacting Americans
| By Eliana Pisons | Trump’s proposed tariffs spark concern as U.S. businesses anticipate higher costs for companies and consumers while yielding questionable domestic benefits.