COMMENTARY
The relocation of the Marines is a first step toward a more sustainable US military presence in the Asia-Pacific. Yet policymakers in Washington and Tokyo should not expect this move to eliminate an enduring source of tension in US-Japanese relations, write Stacie L. Pettyjohn and Alan J. Vick.
REPORT
The authors look at four trade policy options for Japan and the United States. They evaluate each option for each country based on its impact on international relations and economic growth and its political and practical feasibility and conclude that the best option for both nations is to move forward cooperatively with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
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The U.S. response to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami showcased its lasting commitment to Japan, as well as the unique logistical and material capabilities that the U.S. military forces stationed in the Pacific can provide, write Eric Heginbotham, Ely Ratner, and Richard J. Samuels.
REPORT
Assesses the security and economic policy responses of a representative sample of Asian states to China between 1992 and 2008.
REPORT
This report summarizes the views of 55 leading researchers in the United States, the European Union, Switzerland, and Russia regarding the competitiveness of Japanese research in 25 fields in the life sciences, environmental science, information and communication technology, and nanotechnology and materials science.
REPORT
Will the current global economic recession have long-term geopolitical implications? Assuming that economic recovery begins in the first half of 2010, lasting structural alterations in the international system — a substantial change in U.S.-China relations, for example — are unlikely. This is because economic performance is only one of many geopolitical elements that shape countries' strategic intent and core external…
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Assess the association of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with sexual function, and estimate the correlates of LUTS among Japanese and American men with localized prostate cancer.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
The authors assessed the impact of bother with urinary and bowel dysfunction on social activities among men in Japan and the United States following primary therapy for localized prostate cancer.
REPORT
Provides an overview of health and medical research in Japan, describing the sectors that performs such research, how it is funded, how health research priorities are set, and current and emerging health research issues in Japan.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Japanese men were much less likely to use phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors than were U.S. men after radical prostatectomy, despite reporting worse sexual function scores. Cultural differences in patterns of PDE-5 inhibitor use were evident.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Finds differing recovery patterns for urinary dysfunction and associated distress during the first two years after radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation therapy for Japanese and U.S. men with localized prostate cancer.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
The authors performed a cross-cultural comparison of sexual function and bother in men with localized prostate cancer in the United States and Japan.
COMMENTARY
Published commentary by RAND staff: Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang, in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
REPORT
Japan's space program has seen a succession of satellite and launcher failures over the past decade, as well as decreases in funding and public support. Recent reorganization of the program will determine its future focus—civil or military.
REPORT
Develops an analytic framework for exploring ways to encourage contributions from U.S. allies, with specific reference to Japan’s Host Nation Support program (HNS) for the U.S. Forces in Japan. The author examines the history of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the future of the alliance, looking particularly at the next Special Measures Agreement for the HNS in 2006.
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This report summarizes the views of 52 leading U.S. scientists regarding Japan’s science and technology research and development capacity in 25 fields of research in life science, environmental science, information and communication technology, and nanotechnology and materials science. The scientists discuss university-industry research relations, the caliber of Japanese research scientists, innovation in Japanese research, funding…
COMMENTARY
Published commentary by RAND staff
COMMENTARY
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Published commentary by RAND staff
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