News | JAPAN Forward - Part 861

What Can Japan Do With Moderately Capable Aircraft Carriers?

Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test

Grant Newsham January 8, 2020

Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things...

Security, Defense Cooperation Puts Japan-Taiwan Relations Back on Track

Companies Returning from China Boost Taiwan’s Economy

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun January 7, 2020

'Taishang are coming home! And bringing NT700 billion with them!' As the...

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7 Things U.S. Allies Should Understand About the Military Strike on Iran

Bruce Weinrod January 7, 2020

The United States drone attack on the Baghdad airport that killed Iranian General...

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How I Got a Japanese Driver’s License in One Try

Jason Morgan January 7, 2020

Well, actually, I got it in two. First, I had to go...

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Carlos Ghosn as Fugitive Creates Another Problem for the Japanese Government

The Sankei Shimbun January 6, 2020

Certain names are indelibly inscribed in the history of crime. Take for...

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INTERVIEW | Jim Auer: Japan-U.S. ‘Extremely Important’ for Asia-Pacific Security

JAPAN Forward January 6, 2020

Dr. James (Jim) Auer, a keen observer of United States-Japan and the...

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Japan in 2020: Making Sense of Professors in Overwhelmingly Insular American Universities

Mark Ramseyer January 4, 2020

The author looks at studies of the political affiliations of American university professors to...

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Nanshun Kyokudo: An American Falls in Love With Traditional Japanese Storytelling

John O'Donoghue January 3, 2020

Nanshun Kyokudo is not your typical Sakamoto Ryoma fan. For starters, she only...

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Japan in 2020: Foreign and Security Policy From Caution to Candor

Dr Monika Chansoria January 3, 2020

As the New Year 2020 begins, Rei (令) – the first character of...

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INTERVIEW | Ex-President Chen Shui-bian: With No Action, Taiwan Will Be Swallowed by China

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun January 2, 2020

Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan from 2000 to 2008, observes that China has,...

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Japan in 2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics

Peter Tasker, Arcus Research January 2, 2020

According to Vladimir Lenin, “There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when...

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Fuji TV Exclusive: How An Aspiring Vietnamese Actress Became One of Kim Jong Nam’s Assassins

Arielle Busetto January 2, 2020

On February 13, 2017, a crime shocked the world. Kim Jong Nam, the...