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We’re delighted to announce that all articles accepted for Volume 23 (2025) of Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus will be ‘open access’; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online (see the journal’s Open Access Options page for available licence options). We have an OA option for every author: The costs of open access publication will be covered through agreements between the publisher and the author’s institution, payment of APCs for those with third-party funding designated for the purpose, or else waived entirely, ensuring every author can publish and enjoy the benefits of OA.

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  • ISSN: 1557-4660 (Online)
  • Editors: Tristan R. Grunow Nagoya University, Japan, and Mary M. McCarthy Drake University, USA
  • Editorial board
Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus is an open access, peer reviewed journal providing critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world. APJJF explores the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations and environment of the modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific region.

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