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RIPS’ Eye, October 26, 2018 Prime Minister Abe’s Mandate: A Rapidly Transitioning World and how Japan Needs to Respond Tosh Minohara, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University   　　As many had predicted, Abe Shinzō soundly defeated his LDP rival and secured his third and final term as prime minister. If he successfully serves out his term, he will have become the longest serving prime minister in Japan’s history. That beings said, there will be many challenges that he will … More

RIPS’ Eye, July 17, 2018 China’s Shadow Across US–North Korea Talks Masashi Nishihara 　　The Trump-Kim Summit, held in Singapore on June 12, 2018, was an impressive political show to demonstrate the two leaders’ strong desire for what they termed denuclearization. It certainly was a historic event, considering that such a meeting was unthinkable only a few months ago. Nonetheless, their joint communiqué, which was released after the meeting, was very short and referred to neither a process nor a timetable … More