Whoever wins the US presidential race on Tuesday, the political process in the United States loses.

The Liberal Democratic Party’s recent victory has brought the controversial topic of constitutional reform in Japan into the political spotlight once again.

After a long lull in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute, the issue appears to be heating up once again.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a state visit to Russia in May, but the Kuril Islands dispute could once again thwart any progress in Russia-Japan relations.

Japan has lagged behind many of its Western counterparts in the fight against international terrorism, and this needs to change.

For Japan’s Shinzo Abe, the new security law is just the first step in a process that will radically alter the security landscape of East Asia.

The Abe government is looking to expanded defense cooperation with Southeast Asian nations as a way to counter China’s growing assertiveness and military clout in the region.

Shinzo Abe has the mandate to enact the reforms needed to rejuvenate Japanese growth. But does he have the will?

Are there cracks running through the main pillar of President Obama’s foreign policy?

Cooler heads must prevail in the ongoing island dispute between China and Japan.