Tag: Japan

Il Giappone porterà a Terra un pezzetto di luna marziana (Global Science)

Giulia Bonelli Mentre la corsa alla Luna della Nasa riceve un ulteriore colpo, anche per quanto riguarda Marte l’agenzia statunitense potrebbe essere battuta sul tempo. Almeno...

Japan needs a better military drone strategy (East Asia Forum)

Tsuyoshi Minami, Shanghai Normal University Japan has been advancing its military modernisation program for several years. The driving motivation appears to be China, which aims to...

Japan – The double challenge for Suga (The Interpreter)

PURNENDRA JAIN,  TAKESHI KOBAYASHI The flame has just been extinguished for the Tokyo Olympics, a postponed games held under trying circumstances. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide...

China/Japan – China urges Japan to draw line under militarism after Suga’s cabinet members’ visit to war-linked Yasukuni shrine (Global Times)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga gestures after delivering his policy speech at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo in January. Photo: VCG Liu Caiyu...

China/Japan – China opposes Japanese moves on Yasukuni Shrine issue, lodges solemn representations as Japan marks 76th anniversary of surrender in WWII (Global Times)

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. Photo: VCG After Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday - the...

Japan – Japan’s defence, economy ministers visit Yasukuni shrine (Al Jazeera)

Japan's Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Friday Two senior ministers in the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide...

Space – AsiTV replay: Il Giappone entra nel Gateway (Global Science)

Global Science writes: Il Giappone è ufficialmente nel Gateway. Dopo Europa e Canada, partner storici della Iss, anche la Jaxa formalizza il proprio contributo...

USA/South Korea/Japan – Washington should pursue a digital deal with Seoul and Tokyo (East Asia Forum)

Elliot Silverberg and Daniel Aum write: In June 2021, the United States and the European Union announced the creation of a joint trade and technology council,...

Japan/Defense – Japan signals more robust security posture in new defence white paper (The Strategist)

Thomas Wilkins and Daisuke Akimoto write for The Strategist: Japan’s new defence white paper, Defense of Japan 2021, affirms Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s continuation of his predecessor...

Japan/China – Japan’s recent scheme toward economic and trade issues with China (Global Times)

Global Times writes: The Japanese ambassador to Australia Shingo Yamagami recently said that Japan "struggles every day" when it comes to its relations with...

Japan/South Korea – Japan–South Korea Olympic diplomacy over before it began (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU, writes: Despite the long list of problems associated with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — corruption, scandals, budget overruns, a year’s long delay due to COVID-19 and...

Japan/South Korea – Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled (East Asia Forum)

Kazuhiko Togo writes for East Asia Forum: The relationship between Japan and South Korea since the end of the Second World War has certainly...

Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait (VIF)

Prof Rajaram Panda writes: On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the...

Japanese computers hit by a wiper malware ahead of 2021 Tokyo Olympics (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini writes: Japanese researchers spotted an Olympics-themed wiper targeting Japanese users ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. go to Security Affairs: Japanese computers hit by a...

(Russia/Japan/Kuril Islands) The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty (East Asia Forum)

Andrey Gubin, Far Eastern Federal University, writes for East Asia Forum: During a press briefing at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on 5...

(USA/Japan) Secretary Blinken’s Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.  Secretary Blinken and...