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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 21, 2023 • 8 min read

History Looking back at Singapore’s time as Japanese “Light of the South”

By Christopher Hale • Feb 21, 2023
An extract from an upcoming history of Singapore and Malaysia, published exclusively with the Globe, explores Singapore and British Malaya's fall to Japanese forces during World War II and the Lion City's grim and macabre experience as 'Syonan-to'

Mar 02, 2022 • 7 min read
Analysis

When it comes to Cambodia, Japan is playing the long game

Cambodia is left with two major election backers: Japan and China. Both countries view the Kingdom as a source of natural resources and market for export, but while Japan lags behind China in investment and access into the Kingdom, it has a broader strategy
By Mark S. Cogan • Mar 02, 2022

Feb 14, 2022 • 4 min read
Myanmar

Japan’s Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar

Japanese drinks giant Kirin is the latest foreign company to withdraw from Myanmar with international pressure building against the junta
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 14, 2022

Nov 11, 2021 • 5 min read
Report

US-Japan Cybersecurity Cooperation: Beyond the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

As the anchor of stability in the Indo-Pacific region, the US-Japan alliance faces enormous challenges and opportunities to revisit, review, and reinvigorate existing approaches in cybersecurity cooperation. The two countries face an ever-changing cyber threat environment, especially with the advent of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing against the backdrop of deteriorating global internet consensus
By Pacific Forum • Nov 11, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
Interview

“The country has a geographical advantage”

Japan has had a strong presence in Cambodia for decades. Yogo Kanda, President of the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) and General Manager of Mitsubishi Corporation, explains the relationship between the two countries, the impact of Covid-19, and the outlook for Japanese investment in the Kingdom
By Focus Cambodia Editorial • Feb 01, 2021

Aug 28, 2020 • 8 min read
Analysis

Does Japanese FDI grow negative media coverage of China in ASEAN?

Analysing 175,000 news articles by Southeast Asian media outlets, researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School in the US observed a trend – perceptions of Chinese in-country activities are less positive in countries with greater Japanese investment
By Elizabeth Gooch, Katharina Grimm and Christopher Hayes • Aug 28, 2020

Jun 26, 2020 • 5 min read
Editorial

We need to talk about Japan: Tokyo’s damaging role in Southeast Asia

While China is often criticised for the negative influence it wields over Southeast Asian affairs, Japan's role in backing authoritarian regimes and promoting rights abuses in the region remains far less publicised, but arguably no less pernicious
By Alastair McCready • Jun 26, 2020

Nov 09, 2018 • 5 min read
Japan and China

Rivalry reborn

As China and Japan vie for dominant influence in Southeast Asia, the region benefits from the aid it receives from both economic giants
By Malcolm Cook • Nov 09, 2018