Beijing’s immense economic stakes in extracting hydrocarbon resources from the East China Sea are directly linked to its self-professed territorial claims.
Russia’s “great maritime power” ambition — illegally occupying the Northern Territories and invading Ukraine — is intended to provoke Japan, the US, and Europe.
Traditionally wary of China, the role of Russia ー a close military partner of India but at the same time, increasingly close to China ー remains...
The war games simulation in Tokyo used scenarios “so timely as to be frightening,” and well within the range of possibilities.
Japan should waste no time building up its deterrence as China and Russia — both worshipers of raw power — maliciously intrude into its waters and...
China’s unilateral intrusions appear targeted at making claims for deposits of rare metals and methane hydrate discovered earlier by Japanese researchers.
Coordinating operations, circling Japan and entering contiguous waters, warships of the Chinese and Russian navies are testing Japan’s defenses.
Healthy international relations can only be revived by tackling the root causes of soured relations between Japan and South Korea, says the group.
The Chinese Communist Party has spent decades inciting anti-Japan sentiment, and rumors indicate this will be its new banner of righteousness to take Taiwan.
How is Japan preparing to deter the aggression of this distinctly strong anti-Western alliance?
India has been one of the few major states to abstain from a vote to condemn Russia in the UN, and also bought Russian oil at...
The emergence of China in the post-Ukraine conflict world will be a seismic shift that will challenge every major democratic player, globally and regionally.