Japan Archives - Korea Economic Institute of America

South Korea and Japan share common challenges and liberal democratic values but have been unable to build a close security relationship, due mainly to their political differences. This paper examines…

September 22, 2021

Naoko Aoki

Full Book | Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies 2021

At the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), we foster connections to advance United States-Republic of Korea ties. Through bringing together people with an interest in topics of importance to…

July 30, 2021

The Pandemic as a Geopolitical Game Changer in the Indo-Pacific: The View from Japan

The coronavirus pandemic that struck in late 2019 has affected the world profoundly, and Japan is no exception. But the direct impact on Japan has been relatively small considering the…

July 30, 2021

Glen S. Fukushima

Podcasts

Energy Insecurity: How Resource-Poor Korea and Japan Powered Their Economies

Despite being industrial powerhouses, Korea and Japan are both resource-poor nations with limited domestic sources of energy. Powering their economies required both to develop supply chains for fossil fuels, nuclear…

January 25, 2024

Troy Stangarone, Eric Hontz, Seong-ik Oh

Building Trilateral Momentum: The U.S.-Korea-Japan Summit

With relations between Korea and Japan improving over the last year the leaders of the United States, Korea, and Japan met in Washington on August 18 to discuss a common…

August 31, 2023

Kathleen Stephens, Marc Knapper

Korea, Japan, and the Missing Advocate: Kristin Vekasi and Jiwon Nam

This month, the world was reminded once again that the relationship between the Republic of Korea and Japan is deeply fractious. Japan has imposed restrictions on the export of chemical…

July 12, 2019

Summit Sum-Up: A Conversation with Ambassador Jim Zumwalt

With the world's attention on Singapore on June 12, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un walked across a stage flanked by American and North Korean…

June 13, 2018

Peninsula Blog

UN Human Rights Council Denounces North Korea; United States Remains Silent

By Robert R. King On March 22, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva discussed and then adopted a resolution criticizing the “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” A recorded vote was not requested by any Council member, and the resolution was adopted by consensus. The UN Human Rights…

April 2, 2019

Robert King

Ambassador Kathleen Stephens on Outcomes from Hanoi Summit

By Kathleen Stephens The second summit between President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un ended without an agreement. But the engagement provided insights into the negotiating positions and styles of both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. KEI will continue to assess the implications of the Hanoi outcome. Here are some initial observations that we…

February 28, 2019

Kathleen Stephens

From Colonial Korea to United Korea in the Olympic Games

By Seok Lee After the Panmunjom Declaration, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in held an historic North-South summit in Pyongyang from September 18 to 20, 2018. They discussed a broad range of topics such as nuclear weapons,…

November 8, 2018

What Do the U.S. Mid-term Elections Mean for U.S.-Korea Relations?

By Phil Eskeland There is wide-spread support for strong and close relations between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK). South Korea has grown and prospered since the immense sacrifice made by the U.S., South Korea, and others in the international community during Korean War, and emulates America’s model of democracy, political freedom, and…