Foreign Affairs1d
The Japanese Military Has a People Problem
Japanese governments have proposed policies to reverse this trend, but they have so far had little success. Thirty percent of ...
Japan and Brazil vow to bolster strategic ties as security and trade worries rise
The framework for defense exchanges between Japan and Brazil will include discussions on bilateral cooperation in defense ...
U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
The Diplomat4d
China-Japan-South Korea Foreign Minister Meeting Spotlights a Complex Partnership
From left: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho ...
Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart
Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to ...
Trump’s Japan trade threats, false claims spark disbelief: ‘want confusion, chaos to stop’
On March 11, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Japan had imposed tariffs of 700 per cent on ...
Editorial: Japan should express enduring support to Ukraine as ceasefire is negotiated
Negotiations for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War are moving into full swing. This is also a critical juncture for Japan ...
China Is Courting, and Confronting, U.S. Allies Made Uneasy by Trump
Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods ...
Why Japan’s missile upgrade near China may not strain relations with Beijing
Tokyo's reported plans to upgrade counterstrike missiles on strategic Kyushu by next year are not expected to derail ...
Chatham House10d
Asia Pacific programme hosts event on Japanese foreign policy during the second Trump administration
The event, the second in a series held at Japan House in London, discussed the impact of President Trump’s new administration ...
Anadolu Ajansi3d
Japan, Brazil to launch foreign, defense dialogue as leaders meet
Japan and Brazil will begin foreign and defense talks and biennial mutual high-level summit visits, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba said Wednesday. The announcement came as the Japanese premier ...
Foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China to meet in Tokyo on Saturday
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China will hold a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday in the first such talks since ...