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...
The U.S. and Japan share interests and common threats in NE Asia and the Indo-Pacific. The synergy between their leaders can make or break the success...
As the Philippines rethinks its relationship with China, Japan’s JSDF are poised to help them beef up cooperation to ward off China while contributing to the...
Japan’s postwar imposed constitution is hindering defense collaboration with its U.S. ally, and even American observers are pushing for needed changes.
President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed the ‘iron clad’ U.S.-Japan relationship and broke a taboo by voicing joint support for Taiwan.
Prime Minister Suga and President Biden agreed that new forms of cooperation are needed as China continues to pose serious threats to maritime freedom, human rights,...
If Japan does not develop its own defenses into a serious force able to operate with the Americans (and the QUAD), U.S. promises – and even...
Taiwan should be at the top of the list as a Chinese military takeover is much closer to us than most think.
As China’s potential military takeover of Taiwan exists, the principal challenge for democratic stakeholders is to keep the stability in the region.
Human rights exist irrespective of the closeness or distance of one country to another. Japan should stop using proximity as an excuse and join its G7...
This CCP marginalized and subjugated China’s ethnic minorities by rewriting history, providing the basis for curbing fundamental religious and cultural freedoms, and economic rights and opportunities.