We need to keep a careful eye on the Biden administration’s Asia policy. China is an authoritarian state bent on maritime expansion.
Any surge in demand for rare metals could result in China, which controls production, expanding its global influence. Development of alternatives is a must for Japan...
The pivot policy and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific share a common idea that China is the largest challenge to the U.S. in the 21st century....
After six years of negotiations, Japan and Australia have agreed to work on a pact that will facilitate military exchanges and joint exercises between...
During his speech on July 23, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remarked that the United States’ clash with China was one of “freedom vs....
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set a new record for the most consecutive days in office on August 24, breaking the previous record held by his...
In recent talks on a new bilateral trade agreement, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss reportedly...
Even as nations around the world are struggling to respond to the challenge of the novel coronavirus pandemic, China has been making provocative moves...
In Ian Fleming’s novel You Only Live Twice, the Japanese Secret Service is a formidable organization. Directed by Tiger Tanaka, an ex-kamikaze volunteer with...
James E. Auer Must Futenma—the United States Marine Corps airfield in Okinawa—remain open even if the heliport addition near Henoko is finally...
Hideo Tamura The United States, with its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region, has been locked in a confrontation against Chinese expansionism. Now,...
The Japanese media’s incessant focus on the links between civil servants and Shinzo Abe takes away attention from far more important issues facing the Prime...