The Week is a podcast for busy people who want to keep abreast of views from Japan on international relations, culture, and even Shintaro Ishihara’s obsession...
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: “This is not Europe's fight, this is not the transatlantic fight, this is a fight for all of us that believe in a...
You don't just deter overnight, It’s like a stone wall that is slowly built up over time. And at the very least, don't tell your adversary...
Japan’s Prime Minister used crisis meetings with the US and its allies to decry the threat of use of weapons of mass destruction.
If the 141 countries that favored UNGA’s resolution against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would move in a coordinated fashion, Putin’s could be weakened both at home...
Putin, nostalgic for the map of Europe as it was in the days of the Soviet Union, has set out to brutally force countries that gained...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “shakes the foundation of the world order. It is unacceptable, and we strongly condemn it” ーPrime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Global perspectives vary a great deal on last year's successful staging of the Summer Olympics and China's upcoming Winter Games.
Whatever comes up next, with the PRC it won’t stop at Taiwan. Will Japan and the United States show their resolve by standing up to China?
China is watching the crisis in Ukraine unfold, and if it becomes a full-blown conflict, an emboldened China may try land grabs of its own in...
Deterring China’s hegemonic aggression is the catalyst for new economic dialogue and plans for Kishida, Biden, other Quad leaders to meet in Japan by mid-year.
Watch for coordinated efforts to prevent China’s imposition of totalitarian technology standards and shore up supply chain resilience through the broader US-Japan relationship in 2022.