With growing trade ties, common Indo-Pacific interests, and joint military exercises, the Narendra Modi state visit should further boost India-US relations.
Ten days after the Taliban had taken over Kabul, Zubair Babakarkhail and his family were on their way out. Hours after they had left, a suicide...
It is ridiculous to believe that, if Japan provides assistance, that will result in such happy outcomes as the Taliban restoring law and order in the...
The messy U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings a realization that Japan is destined to be kept out of the loop, unless it steps up what it...
Ex-JFSDF fleet commander Yoji Koda examines the issue of China’s possible use of military means in an attempt to force unification with Taiwan, and the risks...
There are two critical misperceptions: that Japan transitioned from dictatorship to U.S.-gifted democracy, and that it was never an ally of the West prior to its...
Practically, Tokyo’s two-decade-long investments, strong economic linkages, and growing presence in West Asia and the Middle East make it a critical economic power in Afghanistan.
In the past 20 years when the United States was preoccupied by its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks, China’s encroachment into the South China...
Critics are using the situation in Afghanistan to promote anti-U.S. ideology. They fail to take into account the problems inherent in Afghanistan.
Residents of Okinawa must be trained as multipliers for the regular defense forces, responding during natural calamities and giving support when the security of the country.
Japanese economic assistance to Afghanistan had reached ￥780 billion JPY until 2020. Since gone is the partner to whom all that assistance was provided, the aid...
After the athlete’s hand was amputated, she said, “It really hit me. I was blown away by these people competing, smiling, crying, being part of something...
