The Panama Canal, located in Central America and connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, has attracted much attention in recent years. In addition to U.S. President Trump's insistence on the "return of the Canal," abnormal weather and other factors have caused the water level of the Canal to drop, affecting logistics in Japan and other parts of the world. An examination of the problems posed by the Panama Canal suggests to us that it is important not only to stabilize the water level of the Canal, but also to establish safe navigation throughout the world.
By OPRI Perspectives
By Nobumasa Akiyama, Sugio Takahashi, Ken Jimbo, Yu Koizumi,Hirohumi Tosaki, Motohiro Tsuchiya, and Masahiro Kurita
This Special Report is groundbreaking in that it provides the first significant evaluation of the gender equality performance of public companies in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, the three advanced economies of Asia.
By Equileap
By East-West Center, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
There is no doubt that the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains the cornerstone of Japanese security policy as well as being the most rational means for providing for Japan’s national defense. However, in the United States, criticism of unilateralism or asymmetry in the Japan-U.S. Alliance remains persistent. Thus, it is likely that the U.S. will demand its allies to share an ever greater portion of the defense burden in the future.
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