Diplomacy & Security
How China Pressures Japan to Stay Pacifist
The long duration of Japan’s pacifism in the face of increasing belligerence from China is not only […]
Special Reports
[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia’
Clive Hamilton’s latest book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia (Hardie Grant Books, 2018, 356 pp.), is […]
Diplomacy & Security
Shinzo Abe in China: Risky Move or Well-Thought-Out Strategy?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced bilateral relations with China are “shifting from competition to collaboration” during his […]
Diplomacy & Security
How Far Will Japan Go to Help Keep Taiwan Free?
Taiwan’s president has urged Japan to help protect the island from what she calls “tremendous pressure” from […]
Politics
Abe Wins Big in LDP Leadership Election, to Lead Japan for 3 More Years
The Sankei Shimbun Shinzo Abe is set to lead the longest-ever stable government in the history […]
Special Reports
[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone’ by Ikuhiko Hata
By June Teufel Dreyer Perhaps no issue in the history of post-World War II Japanese relations […]
Diplomacy & Security
Japan Should Learn From Mahathir’s Diplomatic Win in China
By: Akio Yaita “We do not want a new version of colonialism.” These were the words […]
Diplomacy & Security
China Rejects Protests, Tells Japan to ‘Guide and Restrain the Japanese Media’
By Kinya Fujimoto The Chinese government dug in its heels on barring a Sankei Shimbun reporter from […]
Diplomacy & Security
Japan Protests China’s Ban on Sankei Shimbun Coverage
The Japanese government lodged a protest with China after a Sankei Shimbun reporter was barred from covering the […]
Diplomacy & Security
China Jailing Japanese Citizens for ‘Espionage’ is Unacceptable
By Akio Yaita Two Japanese citizens were arrested in China for alleged espionage in 2015. In […]
Diplomacy & Security
Japan, China Headed for Showdown ‘Down South’
Grant Newsham It seems like every few months an article appears in the Western press claiming […]
Politics
Newly-Discovered 16 Million MTs of Rare Earth Minerals Can Make Japan Independent of China
Monika Chansoria The prospects for exploring seabed minerals have attracted the attention of […]