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News on Japan: "Japan will extract rare earth minerals from an offshore deposit in a first-of-its-kind pilot project that will begin January next year." Read here: asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supp…

Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, Dr. Kristi Govella will be joining the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Next-Gen Study Group's webinar this Wednesday, July 9 at 8:00pm EDT to assess the current state of the trilateral relationship. Tune in here: lnkd.in/gCdYprcZ

News on Japan: The United States will raise the “reciprocal" tariff on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a letter to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday, less than 2 weeks before a crucial Upper House election. Read here: japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/…

News on Japan: Japan has taken another important step toward deepening ties with individual members of the Five Eyes intelligence group by inking a classified information-sharing deal with Canada. Read here: japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/0…

News on Japan: Japan's Air Self-Defense Force is participating in a major training exercise conducted by the U.S. Air Force around Japan, in what observers say is a show of unity intended to boost deterrence against China. Read here: asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Defen…

News on Japan: "Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has called for deeper discussions with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on economic cooperation. The appeal is part of efforts to tackle US tariff policies together." Read here: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

News on Japan: "Campaigning for Sunday’s Upper House election entered its final week Monday, with at least one media poll showing that the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling coalition could lose its majority in the chamber." Read here: japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/1…

News on Japan: The international community has entered “a new era of crisis,” with China representing Tokyo’s “greatest strategic challenge” and U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies expected to “significantly impact” the Indo-Pacific region. Read here: japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/1…

News on Japan: Japan and the European Union intend to lead a rules-based international economic order in the face of U.S. tariff policies and threats of economic coercion by China, according to a draft Japan-EU joint statement obtained Monday. Read here: japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/polit…

News on Japan: Japan is among the targets of foreign interference in elections, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki said Wednesday. Read here: japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/polit…

News on Japan: Japan and the European Union will launch a new "economic two-plus-two" dialogue to bring together top diplomatic and economic officials, Nikkei has learned. Read here: asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Recently released: On July 20th, Japanese voters cast their ballots in a pivotal Upper House election. In the CSIS Japan Chair's publication, Kristi Govella, Nick Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano unpack the election results. Read here: csis.org/analysis/japan…

On July 20, Japanese voters cast their ballots in a pivotal upper house election. CSIS Japan Chair unpacks key outcomes, the issues that shaped voter decisions, and the broader implications for Japan’s domestic agenda and foreign policy trajectory. Read more: csis.org/analysis/japan…

Check out Dr. Kristi Govella's article in Marine Policy where she examines how threats to undersea cable networks are evolving and how to think about strengthening resilience in response. Read more here: kristigovella.com/wp-content/upl…

Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority for the first time since 1955. Prime Minister Ishiba remains in office, but political gridlock and potential leadership shake‑ups loom. What comes next? Read more from CSIS Japan Chair here: cs.is/4lRID1W

Recently released: Kristi Govella analyzes the U.S.-Japan trade deal, which includes pledges of investment and market access to meet U.S. demands, and reduced 15% reciprocal and auto tariffs for Japan. Read here: csis.org/analysis/asses…

NEWS | CSIS Japan Chair expert Kristi Govella joined Bloomberg TV to break down the implications of the new trade deal with Japan. Watch: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

News on Japan: While the trade agreement between Japan and the U.S. gave the markets reason to cheer, uncertainty remains, with the fine print of the deal and the implementation of certain pledges in focus. Read here: japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/…

News on Japan: Details released by the White House on its tariff agreement with Japan include many points that are unclear or out of sync with how Tokyo has explained it. Read here: asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-…

The new U.S.-Japan trade deal "appears to address some of the major demands from the United States on investment and market access while also providing Japan with some relief." Read more from CSIS Japan Chair: csis.org/analysis/asses…