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EDITORIAL | Japan and Indonesia Should Go Forward in Tandem as Maritime States
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo was reelected to a second term in office as the Southeast Asian nation’s top politic
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Japan Must Be Prepared for a Crisis Looming Large in the Western Pacific
A couple of potential crises have been evolving in the Western Pacific region simultaneously since early 2018. These e
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INTERVIEW | Dr. Edward Luttwak: A Global Cold War Strategy
Last in a four part series. Part 1: Dr. Edward Luttwak: It’s A New Cold War […]
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INTERVIEW | Dr. Edward Luttwak: Espionage and Beijing Opera in the South China Sea
(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Dr. Edward Luttwak: It’s A New Cold War with China — […]
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INTERVIEW | China Loses In Its Cold War With the U.S. — Luttwak
(Second of 4 Parts) Part 1: Dr. Edward Luttwak: It’s A New Cold War with China — […]
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INTERVIEW | Dr. Edward Luttwak: It’s A New Cold War with China — and South Korea Waffles
(First of 4 Parts) In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Edward Luttwak, historian and worldwide authority on strategic
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EDITORIAL | Japan Should Tap Into Southeast Asia’s Trust and Rising Expectations
A recent survey revealed Japan tops the list of trustworthy countries in the international community. Japan’s contri
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Tokyo Must Lodge Strong Protest to Obtain Release of Japanese Unlawfully Detained in China
A recent series of outrageous editorials in The Global Times, an English-language tabloid affiliated with The People’s
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INTERVIEW | Randall Schriver: ‘Not Much Distinction’ Between China’s Navy and Militia Fishing Boats
Randall Shriver, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, recently spo
Prime Minister Abe Shows Courageous Leadership in Pushing for Article 9 Amendment
With his reelection as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president for the third time on September 20 and […]
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EDITORIAL: Japan Should Align with U.S. Policy vs China’s Aggression
We welcome the Trump administration’s recent comments denouncing China’s aggressive meddling in democracies and its he
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U.S. Ambassador to Japan: China Simply Needs to Change its Behavior
JAPAN Forward sat down with the American ambassador to Japan, William F. Hagerty, and discussed the United [&helli