It has been 10 years since a Chinese fishing vessel collided with multiple Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) vessels in Japanese territorial waters in the area...
China’s survey ship conducted activities in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Okinotorishima, nearly 1,740 kilometers south of Tokyo, for more than a week in July...
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands for 100 days straight,...
Taiwan’s defense is Japan’s defense. Look at a map and it’s hard to think otherwise. And Beijing would agree. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has...
Dr. James (Jim) Auer, a keen observer of United States-Japan and the Northeast Asia security environment for over half a century, is director of...
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B as its newest military acquisition — a major...
Viewed from here in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent statements concerning China seem odd, and even dangerous. His recent stance on China...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression? In April 2019, Defense Minister...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is wavering on his strategy in the international community. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party with its strong support base has...
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narrative to their own purposes, justifying and even...
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These emerging jeopardies pose urgent threats to the...