As Asia’s second largest economy and a treaty ally of the United States, Japan holds significant influence in the Asia-Pacific region. ASPI’s Japan work focuses on enhancing cooperation between Japan and other regional actors to promote prosperity, security and sustainability. For instance, ASPI’s Toward a Northeast Asia Carbon Market initiative provides a roadmap for linking carbon markets between Japan, China, and South Korea.
ASPI convenes public events, private roundtables, and strategic dialogues, and contributes expert commentary, analysis, and policy recommendations to further understanding about Japan’s policies and role in the region.
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ASPI initiative to create a roadmap for linking the carbon markets in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
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An initiative aimed at promoting economic integration in the Asia-Pacific.
Commentary
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On 17 October 2016, Brink Asia published a piece by ASPI Director of Asian Sustainability Jackson Ewing on how China, Korea, and Japan can fight climate change by linking their carbon markets.
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On 29 September 2016, Jackson Ewing, ASPI Director of Asian Sustainability, explains how such a pact would reduce emissions in the region.
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At a JIIA-ASPI forum in Tokyo on September 16, 2016, experts discussed prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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In a 23 June 2016 article in The Diplomat, ASPI Director of Asian Sustainability Jackson Ewing, argues that the time is now for carbon market cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea.
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Five years after Fukushima, Asia Society Policy Institute's Jackson Ewing tells us how the Asian country is addressing its energy challenges.
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In a discussion with ASPI President Kevin Rudd at Asia Society New York, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he regards the potential pact as a “starting point” for opening trade more broadly across Asia.
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seriesKevin Rudd provides insights on Japan’s economic and foreign policies under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and shares updates on ASPI’s initiatives.
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Former ASPI fellow Shom Sen looks at the challenges that Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators must overcome in order to finalize the 12-country trade deal.
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"It is difficult to overemphasize the significance of the Japanese government's current exercise in the reinterpretation of Japan's postwar constitution," says Kevin Rudd.
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In an article for Fortune, Wadsworth Fellow Shom Sen considers what it will take for the 12 TPP countries to reach a final agreement.