The biggest challenge for the upcoming Quad meeting will be India’s reluctance to take a strong stance when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
For relations with Japan to get better, it is up to Seoul to adhere to the principle that “promises between nations must be kept”.
The two leaders condemned the Russian invasion and need for strong sanctions, while the Pope and Kishida repeated their aim of a world without nuclear weapons.
Potential invaders would face a higher hurdle if Japan has its own military protecting the nation and its people, like other democracies throughout the world.
“The key is deterrence. I think you're standing on board a large piece of that deterrence, but also the training with other like-minded nations.”
The US State Department’s “2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” recognizes the problem and its depth — a first step towards resolving it.
To make the aggressor hesitate to attack, "we need to possess striking power to attack an enemy at its military bases," and "to share the US...
The giant missile landed near the southernmost part of Hokkaido, and it appeared capable of reaching the United States, raising the alarm for Japan’s security.
Japan and South Korea urgently need dialogue on security and economic renewal post-COVID. This requires a clear focus on the future and an end to rancor...
A major policy shift is expected with Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration not to repeat the past mistake of dividing South Koreans between “pro-Japanese” and “anti-Japanese” camps.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine represents a form of enslavement that has moral as well as geopolitical consequences.
Japan is the nation that has been most faithful to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But the credibility of the NPT is waning.
