The Coast Guard's rescue of a Mexican national on the Senkaku Islands highlights Japan's effective maritime control of this inherent Japanese territory.
Resource nationalism has been starkly on the rise in recent years and Japan's current position of relying entirely on imports of rare metals is a problem.
As Japan celebrates Marine Day 2024, it must also step up responses to foreign countries lawlessly intruding on Japanese seas to expand their maritime claims.
Regional tensions rise as China conducts massive military exercises near Taiwan. Japanese officials advocate for dialogue and peace amid mounting concerns.
Diplomacy has resolved none of the major issues with China. Japan needs its own counterespionage law and other measures if it wants to see results.
The Kishida-Xi talks didn't touch on China's detention of Japanese nationals, the situation in the East China Sea or Beijing's military activities around Japan.
Denny Tamaki acknowledged the buoy found northwest of one of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa, an area where China has aggressively pursued maritime control.
Aiming to improve naval interoperability through the Malabar Exercises, the four Quad countries have shared concerns about Chinese aggression in the region.
With the prospect of Japan joining with the US in defending Taiwan, as noted in Taro Aso's call, the chances are China not invading Taiwan are...
Kim Jong Un’s North Korea should learn from the former Soviet Union, once obsessed over military power but collapsed following the defection of its people.
Denny Tamaki's not listening to Okinawans, most of whom feel a sense of crisis about Chinese incursions into waters near the Senkaku Islands.
China is brazenly conducting marine surveys in Japan's EEZ near the Okinawa Trough. Japan must counter China's assertions with better data.