Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
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Shinzo Abe Determined to Have Japan’s Constitution Revised Before His Term Ends
Shinzo Abe became Japan’s longest-serving top political leader in the nation’s post-war history on November 20, having
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community’ by Richard J. Samuels
Author Richard J. Samuels, director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power’ by Sheila A. Smith
As explained in author Sheila A. Smith’s introduction of her new book, several generations of Japanese leaders have
Special Reports
‘Thank You’ Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko for Your Service to Japan and to the World
I arrived in Japan in the summer of 1990, otherwise known as Heisei 2 nen, intending to be here […]
Politicians Need to Behave Like Gentlemen, Too!
The National Defense Academy of Japan, the institution which trains cadets to become future leaders of Japan’s Self-
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Testing the United States: China and the Senkakus
Despite the brief hiatus in tensions between Japan and China over the Senkakus—islands historically owned and administ
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Editorial: Japan Should Not Ignore China’s Real Intent at Senkaku
Refusing to hide its ambition to take the Japanese sovereign territory of the Senkaku Islands (Okinawa Prefecture), Ch
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South Sudan: Learning from the Bitter Lesson of Japan’s Peace Mission
The first group of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force troops has arrived back in Aomori, northern city of Japan on Wednes