A discussion with Masakatsu Ota and Toda’s Kevin Clements and Hugh Miall. They discuss the status of Japan’s commitment to the three non-nuclear principles, alternative approaches to upholding the peace constitution and geopolitical relationships within Northeast Asia. Has anything changed with a new Japanese Prime Minister at the helm and what are polls of public opinion revealing about the mood of the Japanese population particularly in the light of heightened nuclear rhetoric since the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Interview recorded 29 April 2022