Shinzo Abe helped us understand that the concept of a broader Asia has transcending geographical boundaries, with the merging of the Pacific and Indian Oceans becoming...
As the only nation to have suffered under the impact of the use of nuclear weapons, Japan’s role in the United Nations has been pivotal in...
The Japan-India-Sri Lanka trilateral, although still at a nascent stage, echoes the promise of propelling Colombo as an important partner in the regional maritime paradigm towards...
The pivot policy and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific share a common idea that China is the largest challenge to the U.S. in the 21st century....
The policy slogan ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ was meant to counter China’s oppressive and exclusionary policies. Yet, U.S President-elect Joe Biden repeatedly employs the phrase ‘secure...
The usually anti-Abe daily runs 6 articles on the same issue in one day, insinuating his guilt in headlines that facts cannot support. I didn’t want...
~In Japan's broader world, rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many countries to demand answers that never came. Japan’s reaction and theirs: seek stronger alliances...
The realization of a “comprehensive trilateral relationship” between the United States (U.S.) and its two allies – Japan and South Korea – has long...
~Irrespective of the change in the administration in Washington DC, there is a big opportunity for these three nations to forge a common strategy for...
~The nurturing of democracy in this nation of nearly 55 million people is critical if a “free and open Indo-Pacific” is to be realized.~ ...
~The majority of Japanese citizens are justifiably concerned about Chinese behavior.~ Japan’s official response to provocative public statements made by Chinese State Councilor and...
For the Indo-Pacific, “Free and open” is an indispensable keyword. Without the keyword, the concept may become soulless. A remark by Japanese Prime Minister...