Yuki Tatsumi

Nov 26, 2024 | stimson.org | Yuki Tatsumi

TOPLINEThe return of the Trump administration is already making U.S. allies and partners around the globe sit up and take notice – and the Indo-Pacific region is no exception.

Nov 6, 2024 | stimson.org | Yuki Tatsumi |Joaquin Matamis

Donald J. Trump won. For the first time in 132 years, Trump has become the president who got voted out once but returned to power. The election was overwhelmingly focused on the state of the U.S. economy and its border security, but the impact of the result of this election reaches far beyond U.S. borders. The U.S. allies around the world need to figure out how they will respond to Donald Trump’s  “America First” approach to foreign and security policy again.

Nov 1, 2024 | stimson.org | Yuki Tatsumi |Joaquin Matamis

At the October 27 General Election in Japan, Japanese voters spoke loud and clear: they are fed up with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).  Barely a month after Shigeru Ishiba was elected to succeed Fumio Kishida as Japan’s 102nd prime minister, his LDP-Komeito ruling coalition suffered the biggest election defeat since 2009.

Oct 2, 2024 | stimson.org | Yuki Tatsumi |Joaquin Matamis

On October 1, Shigeru Ishiba, after being elected as the president of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on September 27, was elected to be the 102nd prime minister of Japan. Having announced that he will dissolve the House of Representative (Lower House) on October 9, his administration can go down in Japanese political history as the shortest administration.

Aug 15, 2024 | stimson.org | Yuki Tatsumi |Joaquin Matamis

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida caught everyone by surprise when he announced his intention to step down as he concluded his current term as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during his press conference on August 14, 2024. The LDP will choose its new leader in late September—September 20 and 27 have been floated as the potential election day—as Kishida concludes his term.