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BYD’s chip Xuanji A3 is displayed during the 2026 World AI Conference on July 17, 2026, in Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)
Japan
Japan
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Kaishu Sano of Japan celebrates with Ayase Ueda and Keito Nakamura after scoring the team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 on June 29, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Kilo Pier on December 27, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Sailors from the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare for a mine-sweep exercise dive using an unmanned underwater vehicle to detect training mines in Japan’s Ise Bay on February 4, 2020. (US Air Force)
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy on March 22, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Commuters in the Kaeson Station of the Pyongyang Metro look at a screen with the newspaper “Rodongsinmun” showing news about Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A China Coast Guard vessel departs from a dock in Yantai City, China, on April 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of their visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Fukushiro Nukaga in Tokyo on August 29, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Experts
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Ken Moriyasu
Senior Fellow
Kotaro Shiojiri
Fellow (Nonresident)
