Commentary
Even if Japan and China ease the tensions in their dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyus islands, the United States should gird itself for further uncomfortable contingencies in the coming years, writes David Shlapak.
Commentary
To make this meeting successful, Washington and Tokyo will need to gain greater clarity on three broad areas: security, trade, and common values, writes Scott Harold.
Journal Article
Recent advances in GPS data processing have demonstrated that ground-based GPS receivers are capable of detecting ionospheric TEC perturbations caused by surface-generated Rayleigh, acoustic and gravity waves.
Commentary
Panetta's visit should make clear that China's lawless domestic behavior will not be allowed to be repeated abroad, because if it is, it could lead to armed conflict between China and the U.S.-Japan alliance, writes Scott Harold.
Commentary
It is possible that at some point, anti-Japan protests could slip beyond the regime's control, and Party leaders worry that mishandling such tensions could affect the regime's legitimacy—and ultimately erode its grip on power, writes Scott Harold.
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
Assesses the factors contributing to the decisions by the United States and Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the meaning of those decisions for bilateral cooperation on trade expansion.
Commentary
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.
Report
Considers the geopolitical ramifications of the 2009 global economic downturn and argues against the idea that the recession will lead to lasting structural alterations in the international system.
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.
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.
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
The authors performed a cross-cultural comparison of sexual function and bother in men with localized prostate cancer in the United States and 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.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang, in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
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 for the U.S. Forces in Japan.
Report
Reviews the history of Japan's space program, its organization and recent changes, the origins and status of its satellite reconnaissance program, factors affecting its space program, and directions the program may take next.
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