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...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Tibetan Buddhism’s Tawang Monastery in India (Author Vikramjit Kakati, C C License, Wikimedia Commons) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refused to de-escalate the...
Minamitorishima, the easternmost tip of Japan, floats in the Pacific Ocean about 1800 kilometers away from the main island of Honshu. The small island,...
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands for 100 days straight,...
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