Japan

Asia’s Arc of Democracy

Makarand R Paranjape

India is key to the rules-based international order

Jakarta Comes of Age

Pallavi Aiyar

Indonesia is learning to pull its geopolitical weight in the Indo-Pacific

A Dirty Secret

Pallavi Aiyar

The Burakumin caste’s history busts the myth of Japanese social harmony

Demographic Doldrums

Pallavi Aiyar

Japan can overcome its declining birth rate by welcoming immigrants

A Thaw in East Asia

Pallavi Aiyar

Are Japan and South Korea ready for a rapprochement?

The Elusive Ikigai

Pallavi Aiyar

An overworked Japan’s quest for contentment

The Grain of Life

Nanditha Krishna

A dance drama that explores the cultural links rice has created across Asia

Abe’s Unfinished Business

Pallavi Aiyar

Can Japan spend more on defence without changing its pacifist constitution?

What Killed Shinzo Abe?

Pallavi Aiyar

The former prime minister’s assassination shows Japan’s relationship with religion is ambiguous

Three Cheers for the Quad

Siddharth Singh

Perhaps the most underplayed agreement in Tokyo is the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA)

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Abe’s Unfinished Business

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