China is its own worst enemy. Great report on how Chinese economic coercion backfires. #japan lnkd.in/eAq8J27W

Best picture from Japan's low-key local elections! This Japanese wrestler won a seat in the Nagano prefectural assembly. He'll continue to wear his trademark mask during legislative meetings. #japan #elections lnkd.in/eZG5ZJA6

Prime Minister Kishida gets his mojo back. #japan lnkd.in/efYdMCuV

New BoJ governor Ueda says to the markets, "I am not in a hurry." #japan #markets lnkd.in/edSye9rV

Here's an essay on US-Japan trade relations, where I share some thoughts from my time as a US trade negotiator. Thanks to USJETAA for this opportunity! #japan lnkd.in/eNuSgrgF

Big election on the horizon in Turkey. Here's everything you need to know. lnkd.in/e89-ChEk lnkd.in/eM5MKm-t

If Kishida calls snap elections, he may want to punt on this issue. lnkd.in/etF4NUft

Here's what you need to know about the G7 summit in Hiroshima. Hiroshima is Prime Minister Kishida's home base; so, hosting the summit there is a huge political win for him. #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/e6AibX-f

What should you watch for as G-7 leaders huddle to chart their next moves? The expert take from Eurasia Group's Ali Wyne, Lívia Pereira, & David Boling: #Viewpoint gzeromedia.com/viewpoint/g-7-…

Will he or won't he? I am in Tokyo now. Among politicos in Nagata-cho, all the talk is about whether Kishida will call snap elections. lnkd.in/eNSz9xi8

Woo! Way to go GZERO Media!

I was happy to join this effort to game out how Kishida may raise taxes to pay for defense spending increases. The bottom line: he doesn't have much time. #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/eXZ3BMUA

Tokyo’s Capitol Hill, Nagata-cho, is “on high alert and reading into Kishida’s every word,” according to Boling. lnkd.in/eqpThHW5

The US-Japan critical minerals agreement was “negotiated in warp-speed time” when similar deals “usually take years,” David Boling, Eurasia Group director for Japan and Asian trade, told CNBC. #japan Eurasia Group cnb.cx/3qSzOh1

Here's all you need to know about the upcoming US-India summit--from my colleagues at Eurasia Group. #india Eurasia Group lnkd.in/dvWstSES

Ministry of Finance jawbones as the yen falls. #japan lnkd.in/gX8gejHE

Washington has a profound skepticism these days towards free trade--a topic on which Biden and Trump are two peas in a pod. I shared that view with Hiroyuki Kotake in his column today (in Japanese). #japan Eurasia Group lnkd.in/gCthwDFt

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe still has outsized influence over Japanese politics and policymaking--here are my thoughts about it. #japan lnkd.in/gdymCmSS

Here is a great article about how South Korea is turning away from China, interviewing my Eurasia Group colleague Jeremy Chan. #korea lnkd.in/gEQxgF9v

North Korea reopens for tourism! Now's your chance. youtu.be/QnfCXt3sea0?si…