Public Opinion and the Future of US-Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation
Iran’s failure to achieve nuclear latency has significant implications for South Korea and Japan’s thinking on their own nuclear strategy.
2025 Year in Review: Progress, Tensions, and What Comes Next for South Korea and Japan
2025 was always going to be significant because it was the fiftieth anniversary of the two countries establishing diplomatic relations.
A Gathering Storm in Tokyo Shadows Seoul’s APEC Moment
South Korea faces the prospect of a new Japanese government less inclined to confront historical issues.
Japan’s Succession Battle Pits Moderates Against the Right—and Korea Is Watching
The path ahead in Japan is likely to be fraught with ongoing political instability until the party wins a new election and regains its majority.
What a New Prime Minister in Japan Could Mean for Relations with South Korea
The upcoming LDP leadership race will test whether Seoul and Tokyo can preserve the fragile progress made in recent years.
What Lee Jae Myung’s Washington Debut Says About South Korea’s Foreign Policy
Trump and Lee are off to a good start, but it’s crucial for both that substantive discussions and agreements are codified in writing.
What Lee Jae Myung’s Liberation Day Speech Reveals About His Trade and Foreign Policies
The president’s speech revealed true pragmatism on trade and foreign policy, but early signs suggest Seoul clings to other familiar narratives.
Japan’s Upper House Election Results and Implications for South Korea
For the first time since 1994, the ruling LDP coalition controls neither chamber of the Japanese legislature.
Hopeful First Steps in Korea-Japan Relations Under Lee Jae Myung
Leaders Lee and Ishiba emphasize overlapping concerns about global turmoil as their primary security partner turns inward.
The Prospect for US-Korea-Japan Trilateralism in a Second Trump Administration
Although the US-Korea-Japan trilateral relationship may face new challenges under the incoming Donald Trump administration, cooperation between the three countries will likely persist.