As the shrinkage of American power and other trends of 2024 shake the international order, Japan will find itself reassessing the defense of its sovereignty.
Western nations are tardy in supplying Ukraine with the weapons required to repel Russian forces. Now, Vladimir Putin boasts of the success of his invasion.
While the facts behind the LDP scandal must be fully explained, the new Kishida Cabinet cannot delay completing the budget and tackling urgent national issues.
Since a ceasefire is not possible, the only way to end this war is to let Ukraine win. To this end, democracies must expand and accelerate...
Relations are better between Japan and South Korea but for an enduring partnership the two must overcome historical issues and the 2018 radar lock-on dispute.
Putin's new loyalty pledge law is a case of "shooting one's self in the foot" and will only succeed in isolating Russia further in international society.
Vladimir Putin sent an extinct giant to Aichi in Japan for Expo 2005. But for the upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, there will be nothing Russian...
North Korea covets satellite technology to monitor US and other military movements and possibly to facilitate nuclear and non-nuclear missile attacks.
It is far cheaper for Japan to prepare for war and not have to fight it, says Dr Kenneth R Weinstein. With so many simultaneous crises,...
The G7 knows that a despotic state or terrorist group gaining the upper hand in the Middle East and Ukraine threatens deterrence and peace in the...
"The two-state solution, including the creation of a Palestinian state to live in peace with Israel, is the only way forward" — EU HRVP Josep Borrell
The high-ranking Chinese general has warned that the PLA will "never agree" to Taiwan breaking from China. His words will be studied carefully in Japan.