The Canon Institute examined current regional conditions and analyzed the risks and potential of five scenarios that might prompt China to invade Taiwan.
Osprey aircraft play a critical role in the defense of Japan. So while investigating the recent crash and halting its deployment we must not neglect deterrence.
Backed by robust military stealth, Beijing is using the new laws as it tries to win favorable settlement terms in territorial disputes with its Asian neighbors.
Diplomacy has resolved none of the major issues with China. Japan needs its own counterespionage law and other measures if it wants to see results.
The Kishida-Xi talks didn't touch on China's detention of Japanese nationals, the situation in the East China Sea or Beijing's military activities around Japan.
At the same time, PM Kishida challenged China's leader over its claims on Taiwan, its maritime military buildup, and its unscientific ban on Japanese seafood.
It is far cheaper for Japan to prepare for war and not have to fight it, says Dr Kenneth R Weinstein. With so many simultaneous crises,...
Denny Tamaki acknowledged the buoy found northwest of one of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa, an area where China has aggressively pursued maritime control.
The dismissal of the Chinese defense minister adds to speculation that a major reorganization of the CCP power structure is taking place under Xi Jinping.