Discuss Japan. The Japan -US alliance & Japan's changing security environment

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Serving as Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, the highest ranking officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), for five years, Mr. Kawano enjoyed the confidence of then Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and was thoroughly informed about all aspects from the frontlines to the center of command. Now that he has retired from office, he speaks about the security arrangements from his own experience.





From the Frontlines of Defense to Aegis Ashore: Japan's changing security environment and Japan-U.S. Alliance | Discuss Japan－Japan Foreign Policy Forum (japanpolicyforum.jp)

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KKey​ Points of the Joint Press Conference held on December 16, 2016The two leaders agreed to commence negotiations for a special system for carrying out joint economic activities on the four Russian-held Northern Islands.
The two leaders expressed their shared willingness to conclude a peace treaty and recognized joint economic activities as a step toward its conclusion.

Abe expressed the view that the road to the conclusion of a peace treaty covering the Northern Territories issue remains long and difficult.ey Points of the Joint Press Conference held on December 16, 2016
The two leaders agreed to commence negotiations for a special system for carrying out joint economic activities on the four Russian-held Northern Islands.
The two leaders expressed their shared willingness to conclude a peace treaty and recognized joint economic activities as a step toward its conclusion.
Abe expressed the view that the road to the conclusion of a peace treaty covering the Northern Territories issue remains l
Dialogue: Abe Commences Double Postwar Settlement at Russo-Japanese Summit Talks Putin Says That National Borders Can Move | Discuss Japan－Japan Foreign Policy Forum (japanpolicyforum.jp)

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The Abe Shinzo administration brought the Japanese public a sense of euphoria

—The Suga administration claims to be a successor to the former administration. What are your reflections on the nearly eight years of the Abe administration?


Three-way conversation—Ongoing social cleavages in Japan, facing severe challenges of a super-aging society: Neither the ruling nor opposition parties are able to seize "the new dimension of political competition" | Discuss Japan－Japan Foreign Policy Forum (japanpolicyforum.jp)