The 2022 Defense of Japan white paper shows Tokyo would deplore an invasion of Taiwan by China which would stir up a devastating conflict in the...
Taking a look at how Japan might build a more cohesive Korean Peninsula policy, making room for different visions and potential unification or regime changes.
NATO says China is striving to subvert the rules-based international order as Yoon Suk-Yeol and Fumio Kishida meet for the first time in Madrid.
Ukraine “has brought together the threats from Russia and China and changed the world,” says French journalist and China expert Pierre-Antoine Donnet.
What’s the debate in Japan, and what’s trending? The Week is a podcast that sets out to help you stay informed on news, culture, discoveries and...
Healthy international relations can only be revived by tackling the root causes of soured relations between Japan and South Korea, says the group.
What’s the debate in Japan, and what’s trending? The Week is a podcast that sets out to help you stay informed on news, culture, discoveries and...
Japan’s security environment is harsher than NATO’s and the menace is not limited to Russia. Spending more than 2% of GDP is critical for national security.
Recent back-to-back engagements with NATO show Japan’s growing strategic alignment with the EU, while Kishida’s eye on the US-Japan alliance is strong.
It is wrong to give Russia the means to pay the costs of its war of aggression by purchasing its oil and gas, even if phasing...
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...
Posing for tourists isn’t the only duty of London soldiers in red tunics. They are envoys of a powerful military which regards Japan as a key...
