Abe’s legacy included overseeing a dramatic shift in Japan’s whaling policy, from the decision to withdraw from the IWC to the restart of commercial whaling.
Russia and China have made Africa deeply dependent on them through massive debt, arms supplies, and food security over the decades.
China’s aggression has increased since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but do Japanese have the tenacity of Ukrainians to defend their country in an emergency?
The response should go beyond resignations of police officers. In the upcoming Abe state funeral and G7 summit, security failures are not an option.
Facing an uphill battle since launching an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has earned the reputation of a desperate, miserable old man.
While the NPT review conference collapses, Japan is being directly threatened by the nuclear weapons of China, Russia, and North Korea.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a replay of Stalin’s crimes. Seventy-seven years ago, Soviet troops, like robbers taking advantage of a fire, violently took Japan’s northern...
Foreign Minister Rau on the importance of supporting Ukraine and the principle of freedom and equality of nations which deserves respect by all nations.
UNESCO has pointed out inadequacies in the nomination documentation submitted by Japan in this cycle. The next opportunity will come two years from now.
China’s actions against Japan are a signal to deter its pursuit of the free and open Indo-Pacific and dampen Tokyo’s growing global profile and regional voice.
Scheduled for September 27, the state funeral is expected to surpass the attendees for Shigeru Yoshida in 1967. Invitees include Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development will be held August 27-28 as Russia and China seek to extend their influence in the continent.