Moscow is issuing Russian passports to Ukrainians in occupied areas, then deporting them to Russia as “refugees," reminiscent of what the Soviet Union did to Japanese...
According to the Latin expression, "SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM," if you want peace, prepare for war. Ukraine wasn’t ready. And Japan?
Western nations and Japan must stand shoulder to shoulder in implementing meaningful sanctions until Russia backs off.
The new prime minister must ensure that Japan’s national security interests will not be compromised on account of competing political ideologies and camps within the ruling...
China is not just after territorial expansion in its bid to gain control of Japan’s Senkaku Islands. It wants control of the East China Sea and...
Historical Claims The fundamental importance of archival records and data to study territorial histories has been established time and again. They provide evidence of activities...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands for 100 days straight,...