With longstanding ties to Russia and border problems with China, India's prime minister overlooks Japan's concerns as he tries to hedge his bets in Moscow.
While NATO focuses Europe, it is increasingly aware that "tougher strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific could have a direct impact on European security."
Russia and North Korea reached an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership but not all is going smoothly as both sides fail to fulfill their promises.
In an exclusive interview, Tomoko Akane discusses global justice challenges, cybersecurity, legal reforms in Japan, and advocating for judicial integrity.
There should be zero tolerance for athletes testing positive for drugs or from countries like Russia that repeatedly mock the Olympics by invading neighbors.
Japan's Foreign Minister warns of an increasingly severe regional security environment as Vladimir Putin and his host sign a strategic partnership agreement.
Xi and Putin's Beijing summit in May deepened China-Russia ties, integrating their soft and hard powers and blurring the line between wartime and peacetime.
Japan and over 80 others pledged their support for peace in Ukraine respecting its full territorial integrity, but crucial players Russia, China were absent.
Russia invaded Japan from the north and occupied the Northern Territories. Any peace treaty with Moscow is difficult as long as Putin denies that fact.
"We have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine," said UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on May 22. Here's...
Putin, who intends to be president for life, begins his new term trampling on human rights and staging tactical nuclear weapons on the Ukraine border.
Russia blocks the United Nations Security Council resolution seeking to prohibit nuclear weapons in space. It is, in fact, developing and testing various space weapons.