Jacob welcomes Professor Stephen Nagy onto the podcast to talk about Japan’s internal contradictions, its influential foreign policy, and the role Japan will play in protecting its cherished “free and open Indo-Pacific.” They even spend a few minutes talking about Canada (you’re welcome, Canada!)

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(03:00) - Migration

(06:36) - Changes in Japan's countryside

(10:15) - Stagnation in Japan

(15:43) - Japanese/Chinese relations

(21:50) - South China Sea

(28:42) - Chinese military vs. Japanese military

(32:40) - Japan and the Korean Peninsula

(38:40) - North Korea

(42:11) - Japan and India/Southeast Asia

(46:30) - Canada

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Japan: A Story of Stagnation and Change

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast