What’s the debate in Japan, and what’s trending? The Week is a podcast that sets out to help you stay informed on news, culture, music and...
Conservatives, the LDP’s bedrock of support, expect Kishida to tackle the difficult issues Abe was passionate about: the abductions and constitutional reform.
Kishida presented an action plan for abolishing nuclear weapons in the first address by a Japanese prime minister to the members of the NPT Conference.
An exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun before the Japanese prime minister heads for the United Nations’ nuclear disarmament conference.
What will the next few years of Japanese policy look like? Fumio Kishida gave indications of what to expect following the July 10 Upper House election...
With a clear mandate, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito must act on reforming Japan’s postwar Constitution and address urgent issues affecting the people.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that the Upper House elections will push through on July 10: “We need to protect with all our might the base...
NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept mentions Russia, but also China for the first time, expressing wariness towards the “systemic challenges posed by the PRC.”
The Prime Minister addressed security matters and indicated that Japan was going to play its part in ensuring a “free and open Indo-Pacific.”
Japan’s defense upgrades “will be pushed in the service of regional interests” explains Dr. Philip Shetler-Jones of the London-based Council on Geostrategy.
The only parties opposing bolstering of Japan’s defense capability are China, North Korea, and Russia, that treat international law with undisguised contempt.
The global energy crisis will lead to blackouts in Japan unless leadership steps in to ensure a safe, stable domestic power supply.
