Project Outline In March 2021, Japan reached the 10-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident. During this last decade, what has Japan learned from this unprecedented disaster in Japan’s post-war history? How has the “shape of the nation” changed for Japan itself? In inheriting the philosophy of the 2011 Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima …

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View all API Geoeconomic Briefing articles Special Feature: Economic Security Strategy (Photo: Getty Images) As part of the National Economic Security Strategy Project, API publishes discussions on economic security strategies in the API Geoeconomic Briefing. See below for our articles on economic security strategies. 2021.12.03 What Japan needs to do to boost its economic security …

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Project Outline The second Abe administration, which lasted for seven years and eight months, turned out to be the longest administration in Japan’s constitutional history. How was this made possible? What did this longest-served stable administration achieve and leave behind? API’s “Critical Review of the Abe Administration” project aimed to examine the Abe administration’s governance …

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Project Outline In the “Era of Geoeconomics”, states leverage their economies as a means to achieve geopolitical goals. In addition to traditional military power, economic statecraft has also become an important policy tool in a state’s national security strategy. How can Japan secure its indispensable base for economic activities in this era? How can it …

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