Poland's ambassador to Japan Paweł Milewski says military assistance to Ukraine would show that “Japan feels responsible for global security and world peace.”
The debate serves to demonstrate that bullying and sabre rattling by the PRC and Russia has strategic consequences; Japan and its friends have options in response.
The debate continues, however: Do attacks on enemy drones violate Japan’s basic security posture that force be used “exclusively for defense”?
Effective measures targeting the elderly would remove the necessity of imposing severe restraints on the freedom of society as a whole.
To make the aggressor hesitate to attack, "we need to possess striking power to attack an enemy at its military bases," and "to share the US...
The giant missile landed near the southernmost part of Hokkaido, and it appeared capable of reaching the United States, raising the alarm for Japan’s security.
There is much to celebrate and room to grow as the two countries celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties. The most important issue on which they...
If the 141 countries that favored UNGA’s resolution against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would move in a coordinated fashion, Putin’s could be weakened both at home...
Russia threatens Japan with military drills and other actions in the Northern Territories, which they call Kuril Islands. PM Kishida should do more than suspend government...
Japan stands naked in the face of China’s threat. We should foster among citizens the spirit of protecting the country and prepare for national defense.
Japan is able to ship only non-lethal aid to Ukraine. It cannot have this legal limitation when an Indo-Pacific ally comes under attack.
“The war will end when Putin is out. We cannot remove Putin. It must be by the will of the Russian people, and…they are brainwashed with...