Dr. James (Jim) Auer, a keen observer of United States-Japan and the Northeast Asia security environment for over half a century, is director of...
It is remarkable to examine the Japanese public’s relative silence towards Japan’s announcement to purchase the F-35B as its newest military acquisition — a major...
Viewed from here in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent statements concerning China seem odd, and even dangerous. His recent stance on China...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression? In April 2019, Defense Minister...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is wavering on his strategy in the international community. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party with its strong support base has...
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narrative to their own purposes, justifying and even...
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These emerging jeopardies pose urgent threats to the...
China, which in 2018 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the “reform and opening up” program launched by Deng Xiaoping, will mark the 70th anniversary of...
The South Korean government should waste no time in honestly admitting its error and offering an apology to Japan for the South Korean Navy’s behavior...
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Examining territorial changes reveals the nature of countries. One cannot speak of a country’s...
Randall Shriver, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, recently spoke to Yoshinari Kurose, Washington Bureau chief of...