Think tank names Japan 'leader of liberal order in Asia'

United States,...has for the first time become a "net underachiever," hampered by what the report called the U.S. administration's "revisionist economic agenda" 

Whereas Japan has never had a "revisionist economic agenda" concerning, say, it's agricultural market.

Though I think this is more because the competition is weak than Japan is strong, I think they've got the right assessment.

"leader of liberal order" Interesting. In todays New York Times, there is an opinion piece that says Abe has been moving Japan more towards a "decidedly authoritarian turn". Liberal or authoritarian? Who is right?

LOL!

The Lowy Institute is an independent think tank founded in April 2003 by Frank Lowy to conduct original, policy-relevant research about international political, strategic and economic issues from an Australian perspective.

The institute's board comprises Australian policy makers and business people.

Frank Lowy AC – Lowy Institute founder and chairman; co-founder, Westfield Group

David Gonski AC - Chairman of Australian and New Zealand Banking Group and Coca-Cola Amatil Limited

Joanna Hewitt AO

Sir Angus Houston AK, AC, AFC

Martin Indyk – Diplomat; former United States ambassador to Israel

David Lowy AM

Peter Lowy – Group managing director of the Westfield Group

Steven Lowy AM – Group managing director of the Westfield Group

Ian Macfarlane – Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Mark Ryan – Company director

The Hon James Spigelman AC

The Hon Penny Wensley AC

Don't bite the hand that feeds

In todays New York Times, there is an opinion piece that says Abe has been moving Japan more towards a "decidedly authoritarian turn". Liberal or authoritarian? Who is right?

The New York Times is right.

Seems the board of the "Think Tank" is a little stacked by 1 family.

I stopped reading when NK ranked higher than Japan militarily....

Lists and rankings when on the news, really should be more objective.

Think tank is mad & too shallow on the knowledge of the Japanese world.