On October 18, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga embarked upon his first overseas trip since taking office in September, heading to Vietnam, this year’s chair...
What the Science Council of Japan should be has been brought into question since Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused to appoint six of 105 candidates...
Militarization in Tokyo’s security outlook has been one of the most contested debates across Japan for last decade. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ideas- reforming...
This is the translation of a book published in 2014. Except for a three page epilogue written in 2019, it has not been otherwise updated...
China is in an “arms race” and has deployed a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control...
The second ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad (or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) countriesーAustralia, India, Japan and the United Statesーin Tokyo on...
The role and organization of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has often been regarded as problematic. Finally, on October 9, the Japanese government...
The Mitte district in Berlin has rescinded approval of a Korean comfort woman statue that was unveiled in the city last month. The German...
Above: One of the aging F-2 fighter jets of the Japan Air Self -Defense ForcAe The Japanese government plans to replace the aging F-2 fighter...
(Updated October 16, 2020) The Asahi Shimbun newspaper and other Japanese media have criticized the Suga administration’s refusal to appoint six of 105 candidates recommended...
Above: North Korea put its missile development on display during a pre-dawn October 10, 2020 military parade in honor of Party Foundation Day. Has COVID-19 deterred...
Above: UK Future Combat Air System © BAE Systems The U.K. has been a pioneer in air power for more than 100 years. We have...