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A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
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What’s Next for Jimmy Lai?
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
Nina Shea
Commentary
Commentary
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: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on general election day on February 08, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. Voters across the country headed to polls today as Japan's Lower House election was held. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on February 8, 2026, in Tokyo. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Historic Election: Insights from Hudson Experts
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kenneth-weinstein
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Chair
Will Chou
Will Chou
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
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masashi_murano
Masashi Murano
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
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James J. Przystup
Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
Riley Walters
Riley Walters
Senior Fellow
Paul Sracic Hudson Institute
Paul Sracic
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Kenneth R. Weinstein, William Chou & Masashi Murano More…
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Commentary
5 Min Read
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
Commentary
As Europe Steps Back, Asia Steps Up
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Mike Watson
Former Fellow
Mike Watson
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Commentary
4 Min Read
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive to speak to troops aboard USS George Washington at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive to speak to troops aboard USS George Washington at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
Commentary
Asia Gets the Trump Treatment
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walter_russell_mead
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Walter Russell Mead
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