James Brady

Hard rock, soft power.

Regards to Florian!

Takaichi told Trump that she intends to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. She also presented him papers about the intended nomination during their bilateral meeting. (Unclear yet what the papers are)

Need.

I’m kind of surprised her signature doesn’t lean right.

Between the Expo, the Tigers, and now this, everything's coming up Osaka

💯

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies Takaichi is a China Hawk, But Not a Korea Hawk | The Impossible State

The positive case for Japan-South Korea relations under Takaichi (if she manages to become prime minister) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isav...

Exceptional thread contextualizing today’s political earthquake in Japan #LDP #Komeito #Komexit

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

If you missed it yesterday, here’s the link to my discussion with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on the implications of Takaichi’s LDP leadership victory for Japan, East Asia and the US, on @csis.org’s Impossible State. Really enjoyed our chat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BV...

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

I really enjoyed talking with @victordcha.bsky.social and @frogjumpsin.bsky.social on The Impossible State podcast from @csis.org @korea.csis.org

youtu.be/n0BVuqXjsac?...

Excited to be joining this discussion tomorrow with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on CSIS’s Impossible State

Can confirm 🐈‍⬛🐈

Saved me a wasted click here

If only!

BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Ishiba arranging visit to South Korea, possibly Sept. 30: source BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Ishiba arranging visit to South Korea, possibly Sept. 30: source

Easy to connect this to recent rumors that Ishiba intends to make a wartime apology statement. It would certainly boost Japan-ROK relations — though the LDP could quickly undo any goodwill generated if they then chose Sanae Takaichi as leader on 4 October.

english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after his party suffered historic defeat in July election Ishiba had resisted demands from opponents further to the right within his own party to resign. He argued that he wanted to avoid a political vacuum at a time when Japan faces key domestic and interna...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.
https://to.pbs.org/47PlZDB

South Korea revisits CPTPP trade pact in response to US tariffs Lee's government seeks bigger network of economic alliances

It's insane that TPP has become an alternative to US bullying, when it was designed as a US-sponsored alternative to Chinese bullying, until Trump abruptly decided to quit. Not renegotiate, just quit. asia.nikkei.com/economy/trad...

Why not paint the Downing Street kerbstones too?

Akazawa heading to Washington for 10th round of tariff talks The U.S. promises clarity on Japan's $550 billion pledge by the end of the week.

Akazawa heading to Washington for 10th round of tariff talks www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

You did the right thing.

Hasn’t she suffered enough?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Amazing

"deals" are out. they're not even letters.

A house divided Thinking about the deeper roots of the Ishiba crisis

This from @tobiasharris.bsky.social is a really good summary of where Japan's LDP finds itself now:

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is denying reports that he would soon announce his resignation: “I have never made such a statement,” he said.

Can I ask the source of this data?

Japan's PM Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.
www.reuters.com/world/japans...