... Relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland, and a research fellow with the Europe-Asia Programme at the Balkan Security Agenda in Serbia. He holds Bachelor of Economics from Tohoku University in Japan, Master in International Affairs from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and has also studied at University of California at Davis and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
In the evening of 7 August 2014, Tokyo was struck by a happy ...
... Relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland, and a research fellow with the Europe-Asia Programme at the Balkan Security Agenda in Serbia. He holds Bachelor of Economics from Tohoku University in Japan, Master in International Affairs from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and has also studied at University of California at Davis and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
The downing of the Malaysian MH17 has shaken the whole world....
... leading Japanese multinational firms (mainly megafirms in the field of energy, infrastructure, medicine, and agriculture) accompanied with him to various negotiations and discussion forums.[3] As business federations remain a key political actor in Japanese policymaking,[4] Mr. Abe had clear intention to take advantage of the megadiplomacy that can push agendas that government alone cannot further.
As energy security emerged as one of the prime agendas in post-Fukushima Japanese society, it is understandable ...
... the LDP manifesto might have reflected this transitional interest, although Russia-Japan relations are one of the most crucial agendas in Japanese foreign policymaking.[4]
In a previous article “Who Makes What in Japan –An Insight of Japanese Policymaking System,” I have written how the Japanese policymaking system works, concluding that even the LDP’s supermajority both at the upper and lower congress does not guarantee a smooth and swift policymaking process, let alone the realization ...
... new Abenomics policies and security measures affect Japanese position in the world as well as her attitudes towards international cooperation. Yet, much less attention has been paid to how these policies are actually formulated. A brief exploration of Japanese policymaking is essential in acquiring a deeper understanding of these new policies. Particularly after the World War II, there have been a great number of scholastic efforts dedicated to unpack the mysterious process of decision making in every single ...
