Well, well we saw this coming too in @AsiaMaior👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 academia.edu/121622382/Giul…

Japan's engagement with the Pacific Island nations, explained: asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

🥳Out Now: Our new #IQAS-Issue on Mutual Transformations – #SoutheastAsia and #Japan in the 21st Century Edited by Marco Zappa, with contributions by Kei Koga, Prof. Raymond Yamamoto, Wrenn Yennie Lindgren, Kie Sanada & Kentaro Kuwatsuka #OpenAccess ▶️hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/…

Among the remarkable from VCP gen-sec Nguyen Phu Trong’s era has been the voluminous books released under his name, incl. on party-building, bamboo diplomacy, ‘market socialism’ & more. Having re-ideologized 🇻🇳 politics since 2016, his ideological legacy is likely to remain.

Coast Guards of Japan and Taiwan conduct joint exercise for the first times since 1972. Yomiuri Shimbun 日本と台湾の海保が合同訓練、７２年の断交後初…連携強化し不測の事態に備え : 読売新聞オンライン yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240…

Italy's Cavour arrives in Australia for military exercise and will head then to the Philippines, through SCS reuters.com/world/italy-ca…

Thank you! Below article on Japan in 2023 is co-authored with the brilliant Marco Zappa!

"Such an earthquake could shake much of central and western Japan (...) at a magnitude of up to 9, and lead to a tsunami of more than 30 meters in height. This could result in 242,000 deaths, according to a 2023 government document." asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natura…

ADDENDUM Some other stuff Kishida accomplished! Semiconductor policy has been extremely smart under his administration. Japan invited TSMC, built and started operating a fab in Kyushu in less than two years. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Japan has ended its alert for the Nankai Trough megaquake. Of course, this doesn't mean the danger has passed entirely - and anywhere in Japan should be ready for a M7+ quake at any time. Did the alert focus public attention? Or will it become a "boy who cried wolf" situation?

Following official talks, Party leader, President Tô Lâm & Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping enjoyed tea in a ceremony has become a tradition in meetings between high-level leaders of Việt Nam and China, showcasing their comradeship and brotherhood. 🇻🇳🇨🇳 📸VNA/VNS Photos Trí Dũng

Real winner tonight may have been Kishida. Despite being pressured to step down, he was a decisive force in securing Ishiba's victory (his people will be treated well). He established himself as the kingmaker over Aso (Takaichi) and Suga (Koizumi), who backed losing candidates.

Rumored Ishiba Cabinet/LDP party leadership lineup. So far it seems he's rewarding his backers in the election and appointing those close to him who had been excluded from senior positions for the last decade or so. Three ex-defense ministers take up key posts.

Breaking: Japan's next Prime Minister, Ishiba Shigeru, will announce tomorrow that he is going to dissolve the Diet and call an general election. Election day will be October 27th. fnn.jp/articles/-/765…

An interesting commentary on the future of Japan-ASEAN ties and Tokyo's fading clout over the region: thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/1…