Issue 34 Dec. 2022

Philippine-Japan Relations: Friends with Benefits

While formally announcing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to the world, Shinzo Abe might be remembered as the “cool” Japanese Prime Minister who cosplayed as Super Mario during the closing of the Rio Olympics on 22 […]

Issue 34 Dec. 2022

Japan-Singapore Relations and Shinzo Abe

The murder of the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe created shock waves to the world, including Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote on his Facebook wall immediately after Abe was shot on July 8th, […]

Issue 34 Dec. 2022

Vietnam-Japan Relations under the Abe Administration

Despite long historical trade relations between the two countries, it was only on September 21st, 1973 when Vietnam and Japan officially established diplomatic relations. More recently, since the beginning of the 21st century the relationship […]