Trump SHOCK Destroys Japanese Foreign Policy Dogma | Prof. Yuichi Hosoya

Originally published on 9 November 2024.
[Part 2 of 2] While Japan looks like a docile follower of the United States, its trade policy has been markedly different from that of the US for a long time, and in security terms, too, Tokyo has lost faith in the US as an external protector. The reelection of Donald Trump will now speed up a process that was already geared toward more strategic autonomy. But what will Japan's neighbours think of that?

This is the second part of a talk with Dr. Yuichi Hosoya, who is a professor of international politics at Keio University in Tokyo—Japan’s most prestigious private university. Previously, Professor Hosoya was also a member of the Advisory Board at Japan’s National Security Council and part of several advisory panels to the Prime Minister on issues like reconstruction, security, and defence.