Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
Beijing delivered a strongly worded warning to Tokyo on Thursday after Japan a day earlier sent a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel through the Taiwan Strait for the first time ever…
Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former defense minister who is a longtime…
The candidates to be Japan’s next leader include a former premier’s son and a defense expert
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They…
Can China-Japan youth exchanges and goodwill overcome the deep political chill?
Yasushi Kaifu has never been to China, and the 15-year-old Tokyo resident does not plan on visiting any time soon.Few of Kaifu's high school friends have ever traveled to China…
‘New era of crisis’ prompts Japan’ biggest defense budget ever: $59B for 2025 – Breaking Defense
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from producing about US President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential election at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 22, 2024.…
China warns of ‘heavy price’ for Japan after lawmakers visit Taiwan
taipei, taiwan — China warned Japan on Friday that it should be prepared “to pay a heavy price” if it interferes with Beijing's plans for Taiwan, the self-ruled island that…
In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan
In one of the biggest upgrades to the US-Japan alliance since its inception, the US will revamp its command in Japan, giving it a “direct leadership role” over American forces…
Continuity in Asia: Harris’ policies likely to assuage concerns in Japan
US Vice President Kamala Harris will bring continuity to American foreign policy in Asia — including on support for the alliance with Japan and countering China — if the front-runner…
Prospects for Taiwan-Japan Relations after the 2024 Election | Global Taiwan Institute
Historically, Japan has responded somewhat passively to interactions between the United States, China, and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait. [1] Therefore, examining US-China-Taiwan relations within the context of the larger…