“It would appear that they were trying to squash in its infancy any effort that runs counter to Chinese Communist Party policy, even if it is...
Vessels belonging to China’s Coast Guard continue to be aggressive in the waters around the Senkaku group. The initiative by Diet members will raise awareness of...
Japanese agencies are becoming proactive in preparing to defend the Senkaku Islands, as China’s provocations increase in frequency and Chinese government vessels chase Japanese fishermen there.
The sharp rise in the number of joint training is a reaction to China’s increasingly assertive pressure on the Senkaku Islands.
Even China’s official English language newspaper, The People’s Daily, recognized the Senkaku Islands as Japanese territory — until oil reserves were discovered in the 1970s.
As China interferes with Taipei’s attempts to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Taiwanese people during the latest surge in cases, Japan is finding ways to help...
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...
As China’s potential military takeover of Taiwan exists, the principal challenge for democratic stakeholders is to keep the stability in the region.
Activists in Okinawa, aided by Chinese and North Korean agents and the local media, jeopardize the capability of Japanese and American forces to respond to possible...
China is a threat to Japan’s very existence, and Japan cannot get through the looming security crises by clinging to the passive diplomatic stance it has...