Japan’s Self-Defense Forces do not possess nuclear weapons, yet nuclear deterrence represents the bedrock of our national security.
“Unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion are unacceptable, regardless of where they occur,” Japan’s representative told the UN General Assembly.
Beijing may reckon it has underestimated Western backbone, the difficulties of seizing Taiwan, cost as measured in lives, economic and reputational harm to China.
Over the first weekend of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several cities in Japan held peaceful demonstrations to show their support for Ukrainians.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine represents a form of enslavement that has moral as well as geopolitical consequences.
Japan is “committed to the three non-nuclear principles,” says the former prime minister. “However, we must not make it a taboo to discuss the reality of...
Now a major power in Asia, India has the potential to join with Japan in defense of basic shared values, including democracy and freedom.
Japan is the nation that has been most faithful to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But the credibility of the NPT is waning.
“Hanyu showed us that he is not just a skater. He is a legend. What he tried to do was not just for himself, it’s to...