A week after Prime Minister Kishida demanded Russia pull its forces out of Ukraine, Russia's Navy fired rockets capable of destroying a ship near Japan.
China has been the focus of Germany's Asia policy. Expect China to go on the offensive to frustrate greater Germany-Japan cooperation.
PM Kishida's Ukraine visit hit a raw nerve with the CCP, led by Xi Jinping. One reason for this is China's complex post-war psychological stance toward...
The slight boost in the Cabinet's approval rating could prompt Kishida to dissolve the Lower House and call a general election before the end of June.
Recent meetings of Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow are an outright condonation of Russia's unprovoked aggression.
Kishida had just completed a summit meeting in India. He slipped out of his hotel in the middle of the night, boarding a chartered plane on...
Japan supports Ukraine by providing financial and humanitarian aid. It would be desirable to also ease its rules on the transfer of defense equipment.
The Japanese leader pledged further support to Ukraine in the form of non-lethal weapons, as well as in the fields of energy, and reconstruction.
Prime Minister Kishida praised the courage of Ukraine, just as Xi Jinping pledged "eternal friendship" with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Japan can play a role as a bridge between India and the other G7 countries. Kishida should renew the close ties that former PM Shinzo Abe...
"Declining births are a battle with time, and we plan to address this problem head on," said the Japanese prime minister.
The South Korea "solution" continues to leave the impression abroad that Japan had somehow acted unjustly and it doesn't set the historical record straight.