Can Japan compensate for America’s tin-eared Asian diplomacy?
Its ties run deep in both South-East Asia and the West
It is a source of quiet pride to its people that Japan was the only Asian country present at the formation of the g7 in the 1970s. Japan’s induction was a confirmation that the West should properly be defined not by North Atlantic geography but by a commitment to liberal democratic ideas and international norms.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Speak softly, bring carrots”
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