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Japan’s defence policy faces a critical juncture

by Jing HsiaoInternational RelationsJuly 20, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Kristi Govella, German Marshall Fund 2022 was expected to be a defining year for Japanese security policy even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Public debates and internal negotiations…

Building a heatwave-resistant India

by Jing HsiaoClimateJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Authors: Simrit Kaur and Harpreet Kaur, University of Delhi Heatwaves in India have become more frequent, prolonged, intense and geographically spread-out. Twelve of the country’s warmest 15 years have been…

Will Tokyo’s IPEF membership mix with Japan–China relations?

by Jing HsiaoTradeJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Rumi Aoyama, Waseda University The Indo-Pacific Framework for Economic Prosperity (IPEF) was launched in May 2022 during US President Joe Biden’s first visit to Asia. Of the 13 participants,…

New Bangkok Governor challenges government’s grip on power

by Jing HsiaoPoliticsJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Mathis Lohatepanont, University of Michigan On 1 June 2022, Chadchart Sittipunt officially assumed office as Governor of Bangkok. In doing so, he became the first figure identified with Thailand’s…

Indonesia’s farmers need protection from plummeting palm oil prices

by Jing HsiaoEconomicsJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Authors: Made Anthony Iswara, Fauzan Kemal Musthofa and Fitri Ayunisa, SMERU Research Institute What’s cooking in 2022? In Indonesia, not oil. The world’s largest palm oil producer is currently experiencing…

Japan flirts with techno-nationalism

by Jing HsiaoEconomicsJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Brad Glosserman, Tama University In May 2022, Japan’s National Diet passed its long-anticipated economic security bill. The legislation reflects growing concern about the vulnerabilities created by extended supply chains,…

Can egg freezing crack Singapore’s demographic decline?

by Jing HsiaoAsian VoicesJuly 16, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Poh Lin Tan, NUS In early 2023, Singaporean women aged 21–35 will be given the option to freeze their eggs under the Healthcare Services Act. These frozen eggs can…

Shinzo Abe’s special legacy

by Jing HsiaoPoliticsJuly 13, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra Tributes have been flowing for former Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated on 8 July. He is being remembered for his many…

South Korea ventures into its Indo-Pacific strategy

by Jing HsiaoInternational RelationsJuly 13, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Seungjoo Lee, Chung-Ang University Strategic competition between the United States and China has dramatically revealed the vulnerabilities of the ideological and institutional foundations of globalisation. The Biden administration is…

Central Bank Digital Currency cast aside as cash reigns king in Japan

by Jing HsiaoEconomicsJuly 13, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Author: Sayuri Shirai, Keio University Like many other central banks, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has conducted Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) experiments since 2021 to test the technical feasibility…

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