Tag: Japan

Despite defense buildup, Japan’s arms industry struggles (Mari Yamaguchi, AP, Defense News)

The dozens of Type 90, or “Kyumaru,” tanks rumbling through recent shooting drills on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido exemplify the challenge its arms makers face...

China, Japan vow to safeguard low-carbon supply chain, fair trade environment (Global Times)

Chinese and Japanese officials on Sunday vowed to build and safeguard a low-carbon supply chain and a fair, open trade and investment environment as...

China urges Japan to respect territorial sovereignty and stop complicating maritime situations (Global Times)

China urged Japan to respect China's territorial sovereignty, maritime rights and interests, and avoid actions that could complicate the Diaoyu Islands issue and other...

Japan: Cut Defense Ties with Myanmar Military (HRW)

The Japanese government should cut ties with the Myanmar military and immediately suspend a military study-abroad program involving Myanmar cadets, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 1,...

Compulsions behind Japan Arming Itself (Rajaram Panda, VIF)

Japan’s security posture seems to be heading for a dramatic overhaul as it feels compelled to respond to the emerging challenges in the altered...

Japanese politicians tussle over power and speaking rights on Taiwan (Zhang Yun, ThinkChina)

Recent comments by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have people speculating if Japan is taking a more hawkish stance on Taiwan. Japan-based academic...

US-led move to fund Pacific undersea cable case of economic coercion: analyst (Global Times)

A joint announcement by the US, Japan and Australia to bankroll an undersea fiber optic cable project in the Pacific is nothing but an...

Japan’s opaque economic security policy agenda (Toshiya Takahashi, East Asia Forum)

Economic security is becoming crucial to Japan’s national security portfolio. In October 2021, the Kishida government created a ministerial position for economic security. One...

AUKUS and Japan (Nobukatsu Kanehara, JIIA)

The sudden announcement of AUKUS's establishment was for the most part greeted favorably by Japan, although France was furious that a seventy billion USD...

Japan’s foreign and national security policy under Kishida: challenges and opportunities (Yuki Tatsumi, JIIA)

Prime Minister Kishida intends to build on his predecessor's foreign policy efforts over the last nine years, to include advocating the Free and...

US, Australia, Japan to fund undersea cable in Pacific (Al Jazeera)

The United States, Australia and Japan have said they will jointly fund the construction of an undersea cable to boost internet access in three...

On Myanmar, Japan Alone Must Hold the Line (Yusuke Watanabe, The National Interest)

As China and Russia loom large over Myanmar’s fate, Japan’s continued engagement with the Tatmadaw would be a much-needed democratic counterweight restraining the global...

Japan’s carbon neutrality challenge (Jun Arima, East Asia Forum)

As the world enters the implementation phase of the Paris Agreement, countries are increasingly under pressure to announce their 2050 carbon neutrality goals and...

Japan PM seeks to boost workers’ wages, defence capability (Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure workers' wage hikesto protect the economy from rising global inflation, while strengthening the country's...

The hidden power of Komeito on Japanese politics (Moez Hayat, Ryan Ashley, East Asia Forum)

The recent House of Representatives election in Japan marked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first major test. While his ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...

Russia sends missiles near Pacific islands claimed by Japan (Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press, Defense News)

The Russian military has deployed coastal defense missile systems near the Kuril Islands, a Pacific chain also claimed by Japan. The move appeared intended to...