Korean Peninsula

The situation on the Korean Peninsula (North/South Korea) is one of the crucial factors in Japan’s foreign and security policy environment that needs close and constant attention. The frequency of developments garnering public interest as well as the enormity of incoming information due to the area’s geographic and cultural proximity make objective observations and "big picture" assessments difficult.

JIIA is engaged in various activities aimed at analyzing the Korean Peninsula realistically from both macro (regional/global) and micro (intraregional) perspectives, and at formulating suggestions that contribute to policy making and academic research.

Related Study Groups
Study Group on the Risks of North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Buildup
Study Group on South Korea

Event Reports

#Event Reports #Korean Peninsula#Security#Americas#China#Indo-Pacific

The 41st JIIA-IFANS Conference

01.06.2026
#Event Reports #Americas#China#Europe#Indo-Pacific#Korean Peninsula#Middle East & Africa#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#Security#Economic Security #Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST) #CDAST #CTBT #Science and Technology

CDAST 2nd Webinar Towards a World without Nuclear Weapons: The International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP)

03.12.2025
#Event Reports #Japan#China#Korean Peninsula#Economy & Global Issues

The 17th Trilateral Cooperation Forum of Japan, China, and Korea

07.11.2024
#Event Reports #Japan#China#Korean Peninsula#Economy & Global Issues

The 16th Trilateral Cooperation Forum of Japan, China, and Korea

06.12.2023
#Event Reports #Japan#Korean Peninsula#Indo-Pacific

The Japan-India-South Korea Virtual Trilateral Dialogue

16.06.2023
#Event Reports #Japan#China#Korean Peninsula#Economy & Global Issues

The 15th Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Forum

27.10.2022

Research Findings

#Security#Americas#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#China#Korean Peninsula#Middle East & Africa #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 8: The Future of the Nuclear Order

Nobumasa Akiyama (Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology)
03.06.2026
#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#Americas#Europe#Korean Peninsula#Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 6: Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Ever End? The Path of Ceasefire Negotiations and the Deepening Russia-North Korea Relationship

Michihiro Tajima (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
28.05.2026
#Korean Peninsula#Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus#China#Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 4: The Korean Peninsula: The ROK and North Korea Seek to Expand Their “Survival Space” Amid Unrest in the International Order

Tomoki Iimura (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
18.05.2026
#Korean Peninsula#Security #Research Reports

[Research Report] The Political Divide in South Korea in the Face of North Korea's Coercion Strategy

Takeshi Watanabe (Senior Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies)
17.03.2023
#Korean Peninsula #Research Reports

[Research Report] "Comrade Kim Jong-un's revolutionary thought"

Hisashi Hirai (Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University / Contributing Editorial Writer, Kyodo News)
20.02.2023
#Korean Peninsula#Security#Economy & Global Issues #Research Reports

[Research Reports] ROK's new Yoon Suk-yeol administration rushes to strengthen semiconductor industry amid intensifying US-China confrontation

Makoto Abe (Chief Senior Researcher, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
03.02.2023