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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
Books
[JAPAN LIBRARY] Japan in Asia / Post-Cold-War Diplomacy
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Official development assistance (ODA), direct i
Politics & Security
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 [
Politics & Security
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 […]
Politics & Security
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
Japan Needs Constitution Change to Have Capabilities to Strike Enemy Bases
Japan’s post-war Constitution North Korea is acting as if to wake a long-time sleeping lion in Asia—that is, Japan. [&
Politics & Security
Amid Sinister Ideologies, Leaders, Conspiracies, the World Needs James Bond
“He’d never liked being up against the Chinese. There were too many of them. Station H might be stirring […]