Tragedy in Japan: the killing of Abe Shinzo

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Warnings from the Americans went unheeded, police took too long to respond, and now the Kremlin has found a way to link it to Ukraine. Could this tragedy be used to <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/03/24/vladimir-putin-begins-operation-blame-ukraine?utm_campaign= ...

In the fifth episode of Japan Memo season 3, Robert Ward hosts Dr Fukushima Akiko, senior fellow at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research and non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute.

Robert and Dr Fukushima delve into the history of Japan’s engagement with multi ...