The October 8, 2020 meeting between Japan’s Defense Minister, Nobuo Kishi, and the Commander of U.S. Forces (Japan), Lt Gen Kevin Schneider, centered on...
The recently concluded JIMEX 20 naval exercises between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) point to a new era in the maritime...
The Defense of Japan 2020 annual white paper, released on July 14, expressed a strong sense of caution against China’s moves in the Japanese...
One need not be a cynic to think the Japanese government’s preferred approach to problems is to ignore them, while hoping they go away...
A new report from a major United States think tank warns that China has achieved clear naval superiority in many categories of combat capability...
The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), in its latest East Asian Strategic Report on the security environment surrounding Japan, found that the People’s Republic of...
Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus, China has been engaging in acts designed to provoke Japan, Taiwan, and...
Tracking the debate over China policy in Washington shows remarkable hardening over the past two years. There are now routine calls for a United States...
On January 11th, the Japanese government confirmed spotting a submerged Chinese submarine near Japan’s territorial waters as it entered the 24 nautical miles (44 km)...
