Iran

Making It Through: Considering Iran’s Decision to Let a Japanese Tanker Pass HormuzINSIGHT | Oct 24, 2026

Japan’s Complex Stake in Freedom of Transit: Tough Calculus Behind Tokyo’s Stance on the Strait of HormuzINSIGHT | Sep 16, 2026

Japan Crude Imports Recover in July with Greater Reliance on US OilINSIGHT | Aug 28, 2026

Japan’s Energy Risks Persist Despite US-Iran DealINSIGHT | Jul 1, 2026

Japan’s Naphtha Shock: Hormuz Disruption Hits Bathrooms, Chips, and Daily LifeINSIGHT | Jun 19, 2026

Japan’s Middle East Oil Imports Drop by Two-Thirds in AprilINSIGHT | May 22, 2026

Naphtha Shortages Having a Growing Impact in JapanINSIGHT | May 15, 2026

Oil Surge May Force 40% of Japan’s Firms to Cut Core Business Within Six MonthsINSIGHT | Apr 28, 2026

The Second Trump Administration and the Indo-Pacific: A Japanese PerspectiveINSIGHT | Apr 20, 2026

Takaichi’s Summit Success: March Meeting with Trump Ends “Without Incident” INSIGHT | Mar 27, 2026

Iran Conflict: Japan Institute Produces Scenarios Assessing Economic EffectsINSIGHT | Mar 5, 2026

Iran Conflict a Blow to Japan’s Energy SupplyINSIGHT | Mar 4, 2026

Public Communication as a Foreign Policy Tool: Lessons for Japan from Iran and North KoreaINSIGHT | Mar 26, 2020

Japanese Trade with Iran Under PressureINSIGHT | Jan 9, 2020

A Turning Point for Japan-Iran RelationsINSIGHT | Dec 10, 2018

Leaving the Iran Nuclear Deal: The Significance of Trump’s Decision for JapanINSIGHT | Jul 9, 2018

Ties of Tradition: Ceramic Artist Katō Takuo’s Campaign to Restore Persian Lusterware to IranINSIGHT | Sep 7, 2017

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Speaks of New Regional Role During Japan VisitNEWS | Aug 9, 2017