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EDITORIAL | PM Suga’s First Trip Puts Spotlight on Japan and ASEAN Shared Vision for Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Above: Prime Minister Suga and Mrs. Suga honor those fallen in wars in a memorial offering in Hanoi during his […
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[Asia’s Next Page] Tokyo’s Quad Move for Closer Ties, Strengthened Security in the Indo Pacific
Militarization in Tokyo’s security outlook has been one of the most contested debates across Japan for last decade. Fo
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China’s ‘Arms Race’ Threatens Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond, Says U.S. Special Presidential Envoy
China is in an “arms race” and has deployed a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles, the U.S. […]
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Mike Pompeo’s Plan for a Stronger, Larger Quad Suits the Conservative Governments of Britain and Japan
From left to right, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mo
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[Asia’s Next Page] Suga, India-Japan Ties and the Domestic Drawing
Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe etched a global leadership role for Tokyo by taking up the mantle [&
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Can the Quad Deliver? China’s Predatory, Revisionist Ways Should No Longer Go Unchallenged
The second foreign ministers’ meet of the Australia-India-Japan-United States “Quad” is scheduled for Tuesday, October
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Yoshihide Suga holds First Talks as Prime Minister with India’s Narenda Modi
The heads of state of Japan and India held their first talks via teleconference on Friday, September 25, a week [&hellip
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Do You Know? There’s a More Inclusive View of the Controversy Over Comfort Women Statues
The Japanese comfort women program has become a dominant symbol of an era encompassing the Asia-Pacific War. Koreans h
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Suga, Trump Hold First Talks, Agree to Strengthen U.S.-Japan Alliance
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga joined U.S. President Donald Trump in calling for further strengthening of the Japan-U.S
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[Speaking Out] The Time is Ripe for Upgrading the ‘Quad’ Dialogue
Concern has been raised that political diversions following Shinzo Abe’s resignation as prime minister in Japan and the
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Democracies Must Step Up to Counter China’s Dominance Over the Pacific Islands
This map is adapted from content courtesy of Dr. Rieko Hayakawa. In September 2019, two Pacific Island nations, the
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How to Tackle the China ThreatーThe Case for a Concert of Democracies
As the world battles the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, it seems to have brought out a new kind […]