China and Russia are not qualified to lead the BRICS grouping. China is bullying neighbors in the South China Sea, and Russia continues to invade Ukraine.
The Quran burnings in Sweden have angered Islamic countries. If left unchecked, these could have serious consequences for European security.
Building new-style bilateral ties with the Middle East through technical cooperation promotes regional security while advancing Japan's stable energy goals.
PM Kishida is using his time to push energy alternatives with Middle East leaders, whose countries' oil generates around one-third of Japan's energy needs.
Weaponizing famine, the Kremlin blockading Ukraine's grain shipments to Africa and the Middle East in a food crisis is an inhumane violation of human rights.
Despite Japan’s regulation of technology exports, the United Nations reports that a Tonegawa Seiko servo motor was found in an Iranian drone that crashed in Afghanistan.
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Japan, having entered the Reiwa Era from May 2019, must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fundamentals, one by one. In contrast to the 30-year...
The Japanese government is considering dispatching Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels and planes to the Middle East to help ensure safe navigation near the Strait of...