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China, the U.S.-Japan Alliance and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi’s Challenge in Defense of Japan
The October 8, 2020 meeting between Japan’s Defense Minister, Nobuo Kishi, and the Commander of U.S. Forces (Japan),
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[Speaking Out] Plainly Stated: China Is a National Security Threat
While expanding its hegemony under the slogan of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” China has repeatedly
Special Reports
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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Japan Shouldn’t Sit It Out As China Warns to Enter Waters Off Senkakus
China has warned Japan that many Chinese fishing boats will enter Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Isl
Special Reports
It’s Time for the U.S. to Re-Recognize Japan’s Sovereignty Over the Senkaku Islands
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial wate
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Territorial Expansion: Xi Jinping Aggressively Pushes What Deng Xiaoping Strategically Delayed
While the world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China — more than 450,000 deaths
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EDITORIAL | Call the Senkakus By Their Japanese Name, Assign Personnel to Live on the Islands
On June 22, the Ishigaki Municipal Assembly approved a resolution renaming an area it administers that includes the
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EDITORIAL | China’s Preposterous Claim, Greedy Ambitions Over Senkaku Islands Disturb Peace
Two official China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in Okinawa near the Senkaku Isla
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EDITORIAL | Like a Looter at a Fire, Beijing Encroaches on the South China Sea Amid the Pandemic
On April 19, the Chinese government announced that it had established two new administrative districts in the South Ch
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As the World Fights the Wuhan Virus, China Installs ‘Jurisdiction’ Over Disputed South China Sea
On April 18, China’s State Council announced its approval of setting up two new municipal districts as dependencies of
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[Speaking Out] Japan Should Create Suprapartisan Advisory Panel on China Policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Japan visit as state guest has been postponed. The decision is natural as it is [&helli
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EDITORIAL | Not the Time for China to Take Provocative Acts Around the Senkakus Islands
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging i