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Kiyoteru Tsutsui
The flag of Japan is displayed over the Olympic rings.
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Japan's Three Most Consequential Events of 2020

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Japan's Three Most Consequential Events of 2020

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Abe's resignation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and delaying the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic games have disrupted Japan's efforts to re-establish itself as a strong leader, both domestically and internationally, but it still has a chance to launch a comeback moment.

Commentary Democracy promotion Democracy promotion Society Culture Japan
Photos of China's Xi Jinping walking and Japan's Yoshihide Suga speaking at a podium
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How Japan's Suga Can Build an Alliance to Counter China

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How Japan's Suga Can Build an Alliance to Counter China

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The strengths and weaknesses of the Quad

Commentary International Relations Security China Japan
A man walks past a digital screen showing images of President-elect Joe Biden in a news program.
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Japan's Role Could Redefine Asia-Pacific Relations Under Biden and Suga

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Japan's Role Could Redefine Asia-Pacific Relations Under Biden and Suga

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President-elect Biden's early conversations with Japan's prime minister Yoshihide Suga seem to signal a renewed commitment to coordination on issues of security, environmentalism, human rights, and China's influence.

Commentary International Relations Diplomacy Foreign Policy Security United States Japan
Suga Yoshihide at a press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters.
Commentary Governance Elections International Relations Japan

Five Ways in Which Japan's New Prime Minister Suga is Different From Abe

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Five Ways in Which Japan's New Prime Minister Suga is Different From Abe

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Yoshihide Suga has promised to continue many of Shinzo Abe's policies and goals, but APARC's Japan Program Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui explains how Suga's background, experience, and political vision differ from the previous administration.

Commentary Governance Elections International Relations Japan
Japan's outing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and incoming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hold a flower bouquet
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Suga Is Fit to Lead, But Are Voters Ready to Like Him?

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Suga Is Fit to Lead, But Are Voters Ready to Like Him?

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Japan's next prime minister is a deeply pragmatic, self-made man.

Commentary Elections Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a podium with audience seen at the front
Commentary Governance Elections Policy Analysis International Development Security Japan

Three Hits and Three Misses: What is Prime Minister Abe’s Legacy?

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Three Hits and Three Misses: What is Prime Minister Abe’s Legacy?

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Despite this long period as prime minister, it is not entirely clear that Abe accomplished major policy goals.

Commentary Governance Elections Policy Analysis International Development Security Japan
A young boy prays after releasing a floating lantern onto the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Why the US-Japan Partnership Prospered Despite Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Why the US-Japan Partnership Prospered Despite Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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There has been little diplomatic conflict between the United States and Japan over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, but that stability could change in the future, writes Japan Program Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui in an op-ed for The Hill.

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Prime Minister Shinzō Abe of Japan and President Donald Trump of the United States walk alongside the White House in Washington D.C.
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Don't Take Our Allies for Granted, Even Japan

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Don't Take Our Allies for Granted, Even Japan

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As political tensions in the Asia-Pacific increase, Kiyoteru Tsutsui, senior fellow and Japan Program director, cautions the United States from taking long-standing economic and military allies like Japan for granted.

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Portrait of Kiyoteru Tstutsi
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Kiyoteru Tsutsui Joins FSI as a Senior Fellow

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Kiyoteru Tsutsui Joins FSI as a Senior Fellow

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Tsutsui, whose research focuses on social movements, globalization, human rights and political sociology, will lead the Japan Program at the Asia-Pacific Research Center.

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