Under New Leadership, What’s Next for Japan?
Update: 2025-10-25
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It’s a been crazy few months in Japanese politics.
In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) is joined by Yuki Tatsumi, a longtime contributor to The Diplomat and a senior director at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security (IIPS), to discuss the recent upheavals in Japanese domestic politics, including the decline of the LDP and the implications of new leadership under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. We explore Japan's relationships with South Korea and China, Japan’s evolving defense strategy, and the expectations surrounding the upcoming visit from U.S. President Donald Trump.
You can subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; and watch the episode on YouTube.
If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Ideas or questions? You can contact the hosts Ankit Panda (here) and Katie Putz (here).
In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) is joined by Yuki Tatsumi, a longtime contributor to The Diplomat and a senior director at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security (IIPS), to discuss the recent upheavals in Japanese domestic politics, including the decline of the LDP and the implications of new leadership under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. We explore Japan's relationships with South Korea and China, Japan’s evolving defense strategy, and the expectations surrounding the upcoming visit from U.S. President Donald Trump.
You can subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; and watch the episode on YouTube.
If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Ideas or questions? You can contact the hosts Ankit Panda (here) and Katie Putz (here).
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