The land purchases will allow the buyers to monitor activities at the U.S. military bases, Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard facilities, and space development installations.
Japan has no means to counter a possible Chinese invasion. Its constitution, untouched for 74 years, prevents it from establishing land, sea, and air forces.
This goodwill gesture to the Crown Prince of the Chrysanthemum throne by King George V arguably constitutes the high point of the remarkable relationship between Britain...
On the surface, Tibet appears to be Chinese. However, Tibetans consider their own language and culture to be important, and their soul, thinking, and loyalty cannot...
Japanese businesses find themselves in a tricky situation following the coup d’etat. But along with like-minded countries, Japan has an obligation to help the democracy movement...
Historical competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union, is bringing them together in space, with China’s goading, in an ominous new “Star Wars” era.
The joint training indicates progress, but much too slow. The rapid development of the People’s Liberation Army into a daunting force has outstripped the JSDF and...
As China pursues naval expansion to satisfy its growing hunger for hegemonism, Japan and the UK should join hands to deter it.
Drafted on the assumption of Western superiority, the postwar Japanese constitution is not an artifact of Japanese political will or self-determination, but a monument to what...
Concern is growing that China might use “gray zone” coercion in an attempt to take Taiwan. What responses are available in a Taiwan contengency, and if...
Former assistant chief cabinet secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara looks at why this is the first mention of Taiwan in a joint statement since 1969 and the greater...
In the complex environment of external security challenges and domestic emergencies alike, Article 9 of the Constitution impedes Japan’s self-defense and needs to change.