Politics & Security
Provocations in the Senkakus Show How China Plans to Expand Maritime Control Post-Pandemic
Even as nations around the world are struggling to respond to the challenge of the novel coronavirus pandemic, [&hel
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | China’s Preposterous Claim, Greedy Ambitions Over Senkaku Islands Disturb Peace
Two official China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in Okinawa near the Senkaku Isla
Politics & Security
China-India Border Clashes: Not New, But Why Now?
The recent Sino-Indian clashes in the Naku La sector of Sikkim and along the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh […]
Politics & Security
[Asia’s Next Page] Amid COVID Pandemic, China Revs Up Its U.S. Strategy
As questions hound the Chinese leadership at home and abroad over the origin, outbreak, and failure to contain [&hel
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Japan to Stockpile Rare Metals as Part of Effort to Reduce Dependence on China
The Japanese government will move in March to bolster the nation’s reserves of rare earth elements and other rare metals
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[Speaking Out] Japan Should Create Suprapartisan Advisory Panel on China Policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Japan visit as state guest has been postponed. The decision is natural as it is [&helli
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Postponed Xi Jinping Visit A Chance for Japan to Rethink Its China Policy
The governments of Japan and China on March 5 jointly announced the postponement of the state visit by Chinese [&helli
Travel
Japan Should Look for Tourists Beyond Mainland China
Until the outbreak of COVID-19, tourists from mainland China seemed to be descending in droves on Japanese cities and ru
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Not the Time for China to Take Provocative Acts Around the Senkakus Islands
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging i
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EDITORIAL | Abe Should Renew Demand for Return of 4 Russian-Held Northern Islands
How long does Russia intend to cling to the state-perpetrated crime of “illegally occupying the Northern Territories”
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EDITORIAL | Japan-U.S. Security Treaty at 60: Japan Must Bolster its Capability and Contribute More
Sunday, January 19, marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security betwee
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Japan Out of Step with the West on Beijing’s Human Rights Abuses
The Japanese government has to speak out on human rights in China. The publication of internal Chinese government [