U.S.-Japan relations expert Joseph Nye dies at 88

U.S.-Japan relations expert Joseph Nye dies at 88

File photo taken in October 2014 shows international relations scholar Joseph Nye. Known for pioneering the theory of "soft power," the former dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under U.S. President Bill Clinton died at age 88, Harvard said on May 7, 2025.

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Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Joseph Nye, distinguished service professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, is interviewed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Nov. 13, 2013.

Ex-Pentagon official Nye likely choice as next U.S. envoy to Japan

Ex-Pentagon official Nye likely choice as next U.S. envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. administration of President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Joseph Nye (file photo), a Harvard University professor emeritus and a former assistant secretary of defense, as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Ex-Pentagon official Nye likely choice as next U.S. envoy to Jap

Ex-Pentagon official Nye likely choice as next U.S. envoy to Jap

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. administration of President-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Joseph Nye (file photo), a Harvard University professor emeritus and a former assistant secretary of defense, as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan. (Kyodo)