Healthy international relations can only be revived by tackling the root causes of soured relations between Japan and South Korea, says the group.
Meetings in Tokyo in May 2022 covered a wide range of bilateral and multilateral technological cooperation. Now it’s time to take stock of what was said.
Kishida accepted the NATO invitation while underscoring:“In order to protect the region’s safety and stability, we want to appeal to China to act responsibly.”
Japan’s security environment is harsher than NATO’s and the menace is not limited to Russia. Spending more than 2% of GDP is critical for national security.
Aggressive talk on Taiwan from Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe stole headlines, but there were also signs of rapprochement between Japan and South Korea.
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Japan’s reluctance to take substantive countermeasures to stop these incursions seems only to encourage Seoul’s illegal maritime buildup.
Recent back-to-back engagements with NATO show Japan’s growing strategic alignment with the EU, while Kishida’s eye on the US-Japan alliance is strong.
North Korea launched 6 missiles days after taking over as chair of the UN Conference on Disarmament, highlighting the threat it poses and the UN’s dysfunction.
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A Japan Coast Guard official noted, “This behavior seems to contradict their professed desire for an improvement in Japan-South Korea ties.”
Attracting foreign visitors, in addition to expanding domestic travel, will speed up the revitalization of all regions in Japan.