James D.J. Brown is a professor of political science at Temple University's Japan campus in Tokyo.
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The Belgian Parliament commemorates the death of Alexei Navalny on Feb. 22: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has not said a word. (Sipa via AP Images)
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