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Week in Review: President Obama’s trip to Asia

Week in Review

November 20, 2009
Week in Review: President Obama’s trip to Asia

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and James Rubin of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss President Barack Obama's trip to Asia and the focus of U.S.-China relations.

Japan’s new assertive leader meets with President Obama

Interview

November 13, 2009
Japan’s new assertive leader meets with President Obama

Susumu Awanohara, an expert on U.S.-Japan relations with Medley Global Advisors, joins Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the challenges Japan's new leadership faces and the evolving relationship between Japan and the U.S.

Debating the shape of a neighborhood in Tokyo

Blogwatch

November 4, 2009
Debating the shape of a neighborhood in Tokyo

Tokyo's neighborhoods straddle the edge between the need for modern development and the desire to maintain its historical buildings and structures. Chis Salzberg, a writer/translator living in Tokyo, Japan discusses the reaction to the recent development plan for the neighborhood of Shimokitazawa for Global Voices Online.

Historic relationship between U.S. and Japan begins to sour

Interview

October 22, 2009
Historic relationship between U.S. and Japan begins to sour

Kay Shimizu, a visiting assistant professor at Harvard University, discusses why the presence of 47,000 U.S. troops in Okinawa is causing controversy and why the new Japanese government may pull out its naval support of the war in Afghanistan.

Rewriting history in East Asia

Hsin-Yin Lee (blog)

October 19, 2009
Rewriting history in East Asia

Hsin-Yin Lee blogs about whether China, South Korea, and Japan are ready to collaborate on a common history book. The history of imperial Japan has caused tension in the region for decades.

Opposition landslide victory ushers in new era in Japan

Interview (video)

August 31, 2009
Opposition landslide victory ushers in new era in Japan

Yukio Hatoyama will usher in a new era of progressive and more liberal politics and government in Japan. Kenji Kohno is the Washington bureau chief of the Japanese television network NHK and discusses what this historic election means for Japan and U.S. relations.

Week in Review: Afghanistan, Iran and the global economy

Week in Review

August 28, 2009
Week in Review: Afghanistan, Iran and the global economy

Garrick Utley of the Levin Institute and Rana Foroohar of Newseek discuss the top stories of the week: War and elections in Afghanistan, potential sanctions against Iran and the global economy.

Youth, unemployment rally opposition in Japan’s elections

Video

August 28, 2009
Youth, unemployment rally opposition in Japan’s elections

In Japan, unemployment soars on the eve of national elections. A youth movement is sweeping the country, and the party that has ruled Japan for decades may be on the way out.

Japan’s fledgling two-party system set to evolve

Perspectives

August 24, 2009
Japan’s fledgling two-party system set to evolve

Japan is set to head to the polls for parliamentary elections on August 30, and polling suggests Prime Minister Taro Aso's conservative party will lose power after ruling for most of the past 54 years. A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about changes ahead for the Japanese political landscape.

What’s in a name? For Japan and Korea, everything

Peter Eisner (blog)

August 12, 2009
What’s in a name? For Japan and Korea, everything

The "Sea of Japan" or the "East Sea"? As Worldfocus blogger Peter Eisner writes, the dispute over geographical names -- the names of cities, countries and oceans -- can kill.

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