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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 20h

If you missed it yesterday, here’s the link to my discussion with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on the implications of Takaichi’s LDP leadership victory for Japan, East Asia and the US, on @csis.org’s Impossible State. Really enjoyed our chat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BV...

What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 1d

I really enjoyed talking with @victordcha.bsky.social and @frogjumpsin.bsky.social on The Impossible State podcast from @csis.org @korea.csis.org

youtu.be/n0BVuqXjsac?...

What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to be joining this discussion tomorrow with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on CSIS’s Impossible State

CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · 2d

TOMORROW | October 8, 2025 | 3 PM EDT

On The Impossible State, @csis.org and @victordcha.bsky.social host James Brady and @tobiasharris.bsky.social for a discussion on Japan’s new leadership and the future of U.S.–Japan–South Korea relations.

🎧 Watch live: www.csis.org/events/impos...

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 8d

Can confirm 🐈‍⬛🐈

James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 9d

Saved me a wasted click here

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 17d

If only!

James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 27d

Easy to connect this to recent rumors that Ishiba intends to make a wartime apology statement. It would certainly boost Japan-ROK relations — though the LDP could quickly undo any goodwill generated if they then chose Sanae Takaichi as leader on 4 October.

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BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Ishiba arranging visit to South Korea, possibly Sept. 30: source

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 28d

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Sep 7

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.
https://to.pbs.org/47PlZDB

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after his party suffered historic defeat in July election

Ishiba had resisted demands from opponents further to the right within his own party to resign. He argued that he wanted to avoid a political vacuum at a time when Japan faces key domestic and interna...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's insane that TPP has become an alternative to US bullying, when it was designed as a US-sponsored alternative to Chinese bullying, until Trump abruptly decided to quit. Not renegotiate, just quit. asia.nikkei.com/economy/trad...

South Korea revisits CPTPP trade pact in response to US tariffs

Lee's government seeks bigger network of economic alliances

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Sep 1

Why not paint the Downing Street kerbstones too?

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Mireya Solis @mireyasolis.bsky.social · Aug 27

Akazawa heading to Washington for 10th round of tariff talks www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Akazawa heading to Washington for 10th round of tariff talks

The U.S. promises clarity on Japan's $550 billion pledge by the end of the week.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Aug 25

You did the right thing.

James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hasn’t she suffered enough?

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Aug 20

Amazing

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jul 31

"deals" are out. they're not even letters.

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Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · Jul 29

This from @tobiasharris.bsky.social is a really good summary of where Japan's LDP finds itself now:

A house divided

Thinking about the deeper roots of the Ishiba crisis

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CSIS Korea Chair @korea.csis.org · Jul 28

Now Hiring: Fall 2025 Interns!

Join the @csis.org Office of the Korea Chair and gain hands-on experience in Korean policy. Applications due 8/1.

🔗: careers.csis.org/opportunitie...

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · Jul 23

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is denying reports that he would soon announce his resignation: “I have never made such a statement,” he said.

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Jul 23

Can I ask the source of this data?

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Satoshi Sugiyama @satoshijournal.bsky.social · Jul 23

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.
www.reuters.com/world/japans...

Japan's PM Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbing

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on Wednesday that he would quit after a source and media reports said he plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · Jul 23

Ishiba to announce resignation at end of August, reports say www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...

Ishiba to announce resignation at end of August, reports say

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had cited now-concluded U.S. tariff negotiations as a key reason behind his decision to stay in his post following an Upper House election defeat.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Today's Asahi poll also adds to the narrative that the ruling coalition is losing momentum in the campaign, although a huge swathe of respondents (40%) were still undecided in their voting intentions.

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自公、参院過半数は困難か　自民は比例区でも苦戦　朝日終盤情勢調査：朝日新聞

7月20日投開票の参院選について、朝日新聞社は13、14の両日、全国の有権者を対象に電話とインターネットによる情勢調査を行った。取材で得た情報も加え、終盤情勢を探った。自民、公明の与党は序盤情勢より…

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Alarm bells will be ringing at LDP HQ after today’s NHK poll: party support down 4 percentage points in a week, 8 in three, the LDP’s lowest NHK number since returning to power in 2012. Ishiba has five campaign days left to turn it around.

www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · Jul 8

A more accurate headline here would be "one Japanese business leader accuses Tokyo...". And the FT once again shows a fantastical lack of realism about the policy reform space for Japanese agriculture.

www.ft.com/content/7c57...

Japan business accuses Tokyo of ‘mistake’ in US trade talks strategy

PM Shigeru Ishiba’s insistence on total relief from Donald Trump’s levies was a miscalculation, analysts say

www.ft.com