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Untying Japan’s Hands for Stronger Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific
“We need Japan. We need the Japanese Navy to protect the vast Pacific Ocean. Japan is the only […]
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘China and Japan Facing History’ by Ezra F. Vogel
When I requested a review copy of this book, I expected something rather similar to Japan As Number […]
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‘China Threat’ Prods NATO Toward Unity
United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and a way with intemperate languag
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Chinese Communist Party Influence Operations are Ideological Competition
Since its creation in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made it its primary objective to seize and […
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power’ by Sheila A. Smith
As explained in author Sheila A. Smith’s introduction of her new book, several generations of Japanese leaders have
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[JAPAN LIBRARY] FRIENDSHIP ACROSS THE SEAS / The US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) This book describes the history of the relation
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[JAPAN LIBRARY] Japan in Asia / Post-Cold-War Diplomacy
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Official development assistance (ODA), direct i
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What Can Japan Do With Moderately Capable Aircraft Carriers?
I was assigned to a United States Navy destroyer homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, in 1966. It was in the […]
Prime Minister Abe Shows Courageous Leadership in Pushing for Article 9 Amendment
With his reelection as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president for the third time on September 20 and […]
On PM Abe’s Third Term, It’s Time to Enact the Anti-Spy Law
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) needs to urgently enact the Espionage Prevention Bill, which will allow Japan [
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North Korea’s Denuclearization Has to Start Somewhere
Thomas Cynkin Given North Korea’s track record, there is much cause to doubt Kim Jong Un’s […]
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Indo-Pacific Quad Security Cooperation Should Be A Permanent System
(Conclusion) Part 1: Strengthening the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Lessons from NATO This two-part series o