Taiwan will be at the top of the agenda when Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada holds talks in the Pentagon with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin.
The significance of Japan-China talks lies in the candid exchange of opinions, even though it may be painful for the Chinese leaders to hear.
The relationship between the Japanese imperial family and the Queen’s royal family has formed the pillar of the postwar friendship between Japan and the UK.
Megumi Yokota was abducted 45 years ago. Her mother says, even if 4 US presidents want to cooperate, no progress can be made without Japan’s action.
Sri Lanka is strategically located at the crossroads of major shipping routes important to India and Japan and urgently needs help resolving its debt crisis.
The targets for counterstrikes are likely to include enemy launch and related sites, such as anti-aircraft radar and airfields, if Japan is attacked.
China’s High-Speed Railway network is by far the largest in the world, but it is running at an eyewatering loss which may threaten the wider Chinese...
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss takes office to daunting economic challenges at home and Japan’s hopes of increased engagement in the Pacific.
Shinzo Abe’s quest for “normality” continues — in foreign policy, cultural pride, and possession of similar intelligence resources to other large democracies.
Autonomy in the Pacific Islands nation is at risk as Beijing makes inroads through leveraging the Solomons’ heavy debt and striking a new “security pact.”
“China sees its regulation of Japanese fishing vessels as a key stratagem” for controlling Japanese waters in the region, explains Professor Yoshihiko Yamada.
The UN has recognized China’s oppression of its Uyghur minority. The international community needs to apply pressure on the Chinese government to stop.