Group of Seven leaders pose together at the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island on the first day of the G7 Summit, May 19, 2023 in in Hatsukaichi, Japan IMAGO / ZUMA Wire
A critical Juncture

G7 in Hiroshima
Amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and an increasingly tense international environment, Japan and its fellow G7 nations hope to characterize this year’s summit in the name of peace.
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Iron Fist 2018 GSDF Courtesy of MOD Japan

Japan’s Self-Defense Capability: “Minimum Extent Necessary”
The government and ruling parties proactively worked towards revisions of the three key defense documents, including the National Security Strategy,
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DE-JPN 1.5 track Security Dialogue

German-Japanese 1.5 Track Security Dialogue
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The War in Ukraine Europe's response and implications for the Indo-Pacific

The War in Ukraine: Europe's response and implications for the Indo-Pacific
On October 26, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Japan Office held an experts’ roundtable on “The War in Ukraine: Europe's response and implications for the Indo-Pacific” at the organi...
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A mourner bows in front of a flower offering inside Zojoji Temple, where the vigil and funeral of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is held, in Tokyo, Japan| Foto: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
"Kennedy Moment" des Landes

Japan - Wahlen im Schatten des Attentats
Zwei Tage nach dem tödlichen Anschlag auf den ehemaligen Ministerpräsidenten Shinzo Abe erzielt die konservative LDP-Komeito-Koalition eine komfortable Mehrheit im Oberhaus.
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Women in Japan: Breakthroughs in Female Business Leadership
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Women in Japan: Breakthroughs in Female Business Leadership
Register to learn how Japan can learn from Germany in improving its gender gap on the business front.
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