The Japan-US-Philippine trilateral focused on deterring China, which had trampled on international law in the South and East China Seas and the Taiwan Strait.
After Kishida addressed the US Congress, the three leaders, met in a tripartite summit focused on China's threatening stance in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
America's Taiwan Relations Act has flaws, but Japan's lack of comparable legislation leaves its people and territory vulnerable in a Taiwan contingency.
The Chinese army has begun its annual drills with an almost exclusive focus on boosting its presence and capabilities in the South China Sea and Taiwan...
China continues to bully its neighbors through lawfare. The most recent example is when a Chinese speedboat crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line in February.
Suspicions abound concerning a Chinese "fishing boat" without papers or fishing gear in Taiwan's restricted waters. Could it have been a Chinese spy ship?
In response to Beijing's altering the flight path along the Taiwan Strait median line, Taiwan halted plans to lift a COVID-era ban on group travel to...
Upping the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, China just moved its southbound military and civilian flight paths provocatively closer to its neighbors.
In his policy speech, Prime Minister Kishida focused on restoring public trust, but left understated the severe security environment Japan faces today.
Lai Ching-te, the new president-elect of Taiwan, should deepen existing substantive ties with Japan, according to experts in foreign relations.
FM Yoko Kamikawa lauded Taiwan for "the smooth implementation of the democratic election" while China expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with Japan's message.
For Lai to be able to safeguard the liberty and democracy of Taiwan, China's infiltration efforts must be vigorously pursued.