A large part of the security measures mentioned by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are preparatory measures against China, but he should make them clear in his...
These days, Hitoshi Nakama’s fishing boat is shadowed by a Chinese Coast Guard empowered by a new Chinese law that authorizes shooting at foreign vessels.
Residents of Okinawa must be trained as multipliers for the regular defense forces, responding during natural calamities and giving support when the security of the country.
The United States must focus its diplomatic and military assets on the ‘Asian front’ in order to strategically deter China.
If Japan does not develop its own defenses into a serious force able to operate with the Americans (and the QUAD), U.S. promises – and even...
Japan-Indonesia ministers confirmed their commitment to regional security in the face of China’s new coast guard law, which essentially equips China with extraterritorial powers to further...
Human rights exist irrespective of the closeness or distance of one country to another. Japan should stop using proximity as an excuse and join its G7...
This small city of Ishigaki, with just under 50,000 people, has been on the forefront of China’s daily threats and nearly had to lead Japan’s foreign...
Under the guise of acting as a law enforcement agency, the China Coast Guard may attempt to take over Japan’s Senkaku Islands, other islands in the...
Territorial disputes are rarely settled peacefully through discussion. It is about time for Japan to recognize the threat that China poses, and change tactics. ...
~It bears remembering that Joe Biden is already 78 years old as he prepares to take officeーhis window for action may be short.~ In...
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