Heavily compromised cross-strait relations pose a threat to Japan, whose national security is intrinsically linked with that of Taiwan.
Japan urgently needs to plan for “gray zone” situations, where there’s no armed attack against Japan but Taiwan’s crisis spills over.
Beijing’s persistent military flights are probably intended to bring the people of Taiwan to their knees, but Taiwan is vigorously pushing back and enhancing it’s deterrent...
“Should democratic Taiwan be forsaken, all of the countries in the Indo-Pacific region could come within China’s reach,” a Japanese official bluntly explained.
A contingency in the Taiwan Strait could result in an armed attack on Japan. No time should be wasted in beginning defense exchanges and direct bilateral...
The “Defense of Japan 2021” white paper is one among many manifestations of an international pushback against China and strengthening the strategic environment across the Indo-Pacific.
There is now a real concern that China is moving away from merely “theoretical talk” about enforcing unification with Taiwan to actually contemplating and planning military...
What can Taiwan and Japan learn from Yoichi Hatta, the Japanese civil engineer responsible for Taiwan’s first dam 100 years ago? Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says...
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...
Prime Minister Suga and President Biden agreed that new forms of cooperation are needed as China continues to pose serious threats to maritime freedom, human rights,...
As China’s potential military takeover of Taiwan exists, the principal challenge for democratic stakeholders is to keep the stability in the region.