Yasuhide Nakayama, Director of LDP Global South and Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Japan and Taiwan, is playing a leading role in advancing the implementation of AIWS Trust Infrastructure and the upcoming BGF-AIWS conference at Interop Tokyo 2026 on June...
Japan’s New Indo-Pacific Vision and the Call for AIWS Trust Infrastructure Japan’s updated vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) shows that the legacy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is entering a new phase: the AI and data age. In her foreign policy speech in...
Her March 19 remarks linked America 250, democratic values, and the enduring strategic vision of the U.S.-Japan alliance. At the White House dinner on March 19, 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered remarks that were notable not only for their warmth toward...
In his first term, Trump cultivated a close relationship with the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, assassinated in 2022. The two leaders shared not just a love of golf, but a clear-eyed view of China as the main threat to regional stability. China’s rise inspired Abe’s...
Boston Global Forum (BGF) congratulates Yasuhide Nakayama, BGF’s Representative in Japan, on his re-election to Japan’s House of Representatives on February 8, returning to the Diet via the Kinki proportional representation block. Mr. Nakayama’s re-election comes at a...
On February 18, 2026, Japan entered a transformative era as Sanae Takaichi was officially designated the nation's 105th Prime Minister. Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory on February 8, PM Takaichi used her inaugural Diet address to set a...
The "Sana-mania" that swept Japan on February 8, 2026, has not only reshaped the halls of the Diet but has also ignited a geopolitical and economic shift that many are calling the definitive evolution of the Abe legacy. By securing 316 seats—a staggering two-thirds...
Japan’s February 8, 2026 snap election delivered a major victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), strengthening Tokyo’s political mandate as Japan faces intensifying strategic competition and rapid technological disruption...