Ministry of Defense pushes forward on railgun development with an eye to shooting down foreign hypersonic missiles threatening Japan.
The deal is surely going to rile China, which will try to put pressure on the Philippines through other means.
Kim Jong Un’s rule of terror and hypocrisy has left an air of unease in the country, while his regime badly handled the food shortages, economic...
Their economic partnership allowed Japan and the EU to shape worldwide exchange rules in line with their high standards and shared values of democracy and rule...
Rather than giving in to Chinese threats and bullying, two of Asia’s key democracies deepen defense ties, with the potential for creating real operational capabilities in...
Until recently, intelligence sharing with Japan would have been unthinkable, but that changed following serious legislation on protecting official secrets.
The former prime minister is clearly pushing Tokyo to continue the policy approach towards China which he steered during his long tenure as head of government.
They captured the media’s attention at the Nevada event. Now they need to attract US investors as well.
Watch for coordinated efforts to prevent China’s imposition of totalitarian technology standards and shore up supply chain resilience through the broader US-Japan relationship in 2022.
Don’t expect real world effects anytime soon. The Japanese still need to study revising laws to permit the Marines to deploy. And then they will have...
Indeed, it’s hard to imagine anyone less suited for dealing with the Japanese. Still, there have been other apparently poor choices that turned out to be...
The grim assessment is punctuated by declines of 72.3% and 91.4%, seen in the value of China’s real estate land transfers, extremes rarely seen in the...