Diplomacy & Security
INTERVIEW | Randall Schriver: ‘Not Much Distinction’ Between China’s Navy and Militia Fishing Boats
Randall Shriver, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, recently spoke to […]
Author Archives for Yoshinari Kurose
Yoshinari "Yoshi" Kurose, a journalist specialized in international security and foreign affairs, is Washington DC Bureau Chief of The Sankei Shimbun.
As a newspaper reporter, he spends much of his career as a foreign correspondent. Previously posted in New Delhi, India (1997~2000) and Jakarta, Indonesia (2002~2006) as Bureau chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun, he covered extensively on South Asia and South East Asia regional security issues in the field, including violent extremism in both regions.
As a student of American studies, also had served as a DC correspondent for the Yomiuri from 2008 to 2012, before taking up present position in Sankei in 2017. A graduate of Keio Gijuku University in Japan, he holds bachelor’s degree in both political science and journalism.
Special Reports
[HISTORY WARS] China’s Confucius Institute Takes A Hit with Shutdown Decision in U.S. Universities
(Part 1 of 5) Throughout the United States, there have been growing concerns surrounding the […]
Diplomacy & Security
Interview: Trump Campaign’s National Security Advisor Joseph E. Schmitz
On January 16, the Sankei Shimbun’s Washington bureau chief, Yoshinari Kurose interviewed American lawyer and national security expert Joseph […]
Diplomacy & Security
If Japan Doesn’t Go Nuclear, What Are the Options?
North Korea’s advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile program has drastically altered the security environment confronted by Japan. […]
Diplomacy & Security
US, Allies Should Make Military Build-up Costly for China
(Last of 3 Parts) Part 1: 3 Ways the US, Japan, Should Handle China’s Island Building Part 2: […]
Diplomacy & Security
It’s Time for the US to Penalize China Where It Hurts
(2nd of 3 Parts) Part 1: 3 Ways the US, Japan, Should Handle China’s Island Building […]
Diplomacy & Security
3 Ways the US, Japan, Should Handle China’s Island Building
(1st of 3 Parts) As China continues with its policy of expansionism in the region, combining military intimidation […]
Diplomacy & Security
Amid North Korean Missile Threats, ‘US Wouldn’t Just Be Sitting Here’
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani, former special envoy of the United States for negotiations with North Korea, sat down with Sankei […]
Politics
After Trump’s First 100 Days, Republicans Better Show ‘Policy Improvements’
U.S. President Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 29, 2017. REUTERS […]
Diplomacy & Security
Pete Hoekstra: “The United States and Japan will have to work together”
Pete Hoekstra is a former congressman who served as chair of the House Committee on Intelligence from 2004-2007 and now […]