With 4 years of working on China-Central Asia from the ground, there are a lot of granular details I have never found a home for. This year from here in Tokyo I will be writing a 10-part series for Jamestown Foundation

Watch this space, first piece out soon👇
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👇 Semafor highlights the Financial Times's endorsement of the Americas Act. Having a comprehensive plan for the Western Hemisphere is a no-brainer! Check out more below:

Correct. There has been a shift in Japan that is independent of Washington. That's the point.

How Rishi Sunak built a close relationship with Blackstone’s bosses ft.com/content/4c8222… via @ft

The rusting Philippine ship forcing Biden and his Asia allies to focus on China

on.ft.com/3Jh8Xks -Demetri Kana Inagaki Anantha

The US is right to target TikTok ft.com/content/69caf3… via @ft

Still time for someone to ask 👇

In Tokyo, China/Taiwan used to be like Voldemort - the name you don’t say out loud. Shift in just a few years is astounding.

Hawaii-born #sumo champion #Akebono dies of heart failure at the age of 54 apnews.com/article/6f764e…

Taking a break from the news with some #Tokyo photos including a Kishida poster from Shitamachi where I lived.

More images at Instagram.com/demetri.sevast… or my website: demetrisevastopulo.com/Japan

Australia downplays Japan's role in AUKUS, says no plans to add member to defence pact reuters.com/world/australi…

In 2021, the US had to push Japanese PM Suga to mention Taiwan in a joint statement for 1st time since 1969. Biden-Kishida statement mentions Taiwan and has lots more tough language related to China that illustrates the dramatic shift in Japan

Guest list for Biden-Kishida state dinner 👇 nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/…

Taking a break from the news with some #Tokyo photos including a Kishida poster from Shitamachi where I lived.

More images at Instagram.com/demetri.sevast… or my website: demetrisevastopulo.com/Japan

How I feel after so much Indo-Pacific news this week
ウコンのチカラをDCで買えるかな？

On the way of visiting Washington, D.C. in January, I was MoshiTora, but on the way back to Tokyo after a series of meetings there, I became HoboTora. However, after I watched the Super Tuesday that Nikki Haley lost but got many anti-Trump votes, I revised my guess to YayaTora.

One thing in this story which I missed last week was Kurt Campbell saying US had “done wargames with the Brits” to examine Indo-Pacidic scenarios

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