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Stephen Nagy

Stephen Nagy
The latest news and top stories on Stephen Nagy. He is an academic based in Tokyo. He holds a professorship at International Christian University, specialising in East Asian geopolitics, trade and Sino-Japanese relations. His background includes roles at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and various fellowships with Canadian and Japanese think tanks. Nagy directs policy studies for the Yokosuka Council of Asia Pacific Studies, leading their Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue Series.
Japan has confirmed 1,489 sites – including subway stations and underground car parks – as being suitable for providing short-term protection in the event of an attack. Photo: Shutterstock
Japan

Japan identifies 1,500 new missile shelters as ‘front line’ fears grow

Underground car parks and subways are being repurposed as Tokyo warns of the most severe security threat since the second world war.

Diplomacy

Beyond Pax Silica: Japan, France and Canada seek rare earth autonomy

Japan

Japan’s Takaichi won the election, but at what cost to the LDP?

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US-China relations

Pentagon eyes expanded role for South Korea-based US forces to help deter China

US defence policy chief signals ‘model ally’ Seoul should take the lead on North Korea as Washington refocuses on first island chain.

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South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back (left) speaks with US undersecretary of defence for policy Elbridge Colby (right) during their meeting in Seoul on January 26. Photo: AFP/ South Korean Defence Ministry
Japan

Japan’s conservatives turn sour on Trump as ‘fears of abandonment’ deepen

Right-wing media outlets and politicians are now concerned that Trump’s second term will harm Japan’s trade and security interests.

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Japan

‘Foreigner fatigue’: how xenophobia hijacked Japan’s national conversation

Record immigration and the ‘Trump factor’ fuelled a xenophobic election surge, but analysts say another political target is emerging.

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China-North Korea relations

China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves

Seoul’s calls for Chinese mediation seen to underscore Beijing’s central role in preserving stability between two Koreas.

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Donald Trump

US’ Asian allies reluctant to slam Trump’s ‘cowboy tactics’ against Venezuela

These countries fear the consequences of criticising the US, particularly given Trump’s willingness to use the tariff threat in trade talks.

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China-Japan relations

‘Real and accelerating’: China-Japan military tensions surge amid missile race

Analysts hold out little hope that security pressures will ease, given US insistence that regional allies boost first island chain defences.

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US-China relations

Will Trump’s battleship plan deter China or is it just a pipe dream?

Donald Trump unveils new class of ship meant to ‘inspire fear in America’s enemies’, but analysts say the initiative faces huge hurdles.

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US President Donald Trump announces plans for a new class of warships bearing his name at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan and South Korea clash over islets as old grievances resurface

Analysts warn the squabble is a ‘step backwards’ that offers Beijing a chance to drive a wedge between the two US allies.

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South Korean armed forces hold a defensive drill on the Liancourt Rocks, known as Dokdo or the Takeshima Islands, in 2019. Photo: South Korean Navy/EPA-EFE
Japan

Can Japan find space for Muslim burials? Not if right-wing rhetoric prevails

A viral video showing a Sanseito MP telling foreign residents to cremate their dead or ship them home spotlights discomfort with diversity.

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Japan

Could Osaka be Japan’s second capital? Takaichi appears to demur on ally’s plan

A key demand of the Japan Innovation Party in its alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party is for Osaka to be Tokyo’s backup capital.

China's military weapons

As US Pacific allies eye nuclear submarines, should China be concerned?

Australia, South Korea and Japan want to build the vessels, potentially complicating Beijing’s naval deterrence in the region, analysts say.

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Japan

Refuel row: Japan rescinds airbase access to South Korean aerobatics team

Observers say the move reflects how tenuous attempts to build security ties between the two countries remain.

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The South Korean Air Force Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during Seoul International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition in Seongnam, South Korea, on October 17. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Why Japan’s first female PM is winning hearts – even with scandal-hit cabinet

Early polls show strong approval ratings for Sanae Takaichi, despite cabinet picks linked to one of the country’s biggest political scandals.

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Japan’s outgoing PM eyes risky final act to stymie his hardline successor

Shigeru Ishiba is poised to give an address on Japan’s wartime past that could complicate incoming leader Sanae Takaichi’s agenda.

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Japan’s next leader? LDP showdown pits Abe protégé against reformist scion

Recent polls suggest the party’s voters will decide between Sanae Takaichi’s conservative vision and Shinjiro Koizumi’s centrist appeal.

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Japan’s Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) and former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi are seen before the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidate debate in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Japan

‘Too many elections’? Japan faces another chapter of unsteady leadership

Factional politics stand in the way of a new prime minister’s bid for longevity in office, analysts warn.

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China's military weapons

China flexes western Pacific muscle with Fujian launches: analysts

Successful tests aboard world’s largest conventionally powered warship said to send signal to US about competition in second island chain.

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Japan

Japan’s AI policing tool to monitor social media sparks ‘dystopia’ warnings

The pilot project will use AI to analyse online activity and flag people deemed potential threats, but critics warn it may be an overreach.

Police officers stand guard before an election campaign speech by Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo in October 2024. There has been a rise in threatening posts on social media – particularly those targeting politicians. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan’s Ishiba poised to give a speech on WWII. Why is his party so worried?

Members of the ruling LDP fear Ishiba’s planned UN speech will offer a more sweeping WWII apology than any previous Japanese leader.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a wreath during the annual memorial ceremony for victims of the WWII atomic bombing of Nagasaki last month. Photo: AFP
China-Japan relations

After The War | Love, hate and the post-war paradox of China-Japan relations

A popular film about the Nanking massacre marks the latest fraught chapter between countries that view each other with suspicion and affinity.

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US-China relations

China travel risk ‘unchanged’ for US citizens despite exit bans: trade group

The US-China Business Council says cases follow a pre-existing pattern and do not apply to most travellers.

China-Japan relations

Mixed signals from US lead Japan to broaden defence ties to counter China

With navy drills and ship sales, Japan is strengthening security relations with Britain, Australia and other non-US allies, analysts note.

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A British F-35B Lightning jet launches from the Japanese destroyer JS Kaga during a big deck exercise on August 8. Photo: AS1 Amber Mayall RAF
Japan

Japan’s naval move to New Zealand challenges China’s ‘geopolitical opportunism’

The dispatch of warships underscores Tokyo’s commitment to a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific, providing a ‘diplomatic alternative’ to China, analysts say.

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A ship from the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, tied up in the port of Wellington, New Zealand, began a three-day ceremonial port visit earlier this month. Photo: AP
Japan

All talk, no paper: Japan’s US tariff deal hits a snag

A lack of clarity has left Japan’s crucial vehicle sector in limbo, with the political future of its embattled PM tied to the deal’s success.

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China-Japan relations

Will US tariff pressure on Japan and South Korea push them closer to China?

As Washington announces 25% reciprocal tariffs on its two Asian allies, analysts say Beijing has an opportunity with Tokyo and Seoul.

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