COVID-19 is the first time Japan's SDF has deployed for a health crisis - which may be an important step towards Japan...
Since the first signs of the novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2, appeared in December 2019, a total of over 75,000 people have...
Last month, media reported that the Japanese government would be purchasing a small island off the coast of Kagoshima to build a...
Rising U.S. - Iran tensions create additional risk for a planned Japanese naval deployment to the region. Can Tokyo avoid being pulled...
Japan's reliance on energy from the Middle East makes it keen to avoid conflict between the U.S. and Iran - but much...
If the U.S.-Japan military alliance is to be effective in a new era of geopolitics, both sides need to be realistic about...
The U.S.-China trade conflict has stoked fears of "Cold War 2.0" - but this is only one of several possible scenarios Japan...
As rivalry between Beijing and Washington escalates, relations between China and Japan are often limited by Japan's prioritization of the U.S. alliance.
Welcome to the March 2019 installment of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column that provides a running commentary on the evolution of the...
The second Trump-Kim summit is an event of crucial importance not only for the United States and North Korea, but also for...
Welcome to the February 2019 installment of Sino-Japanese Review, a monthly column on major developments in Sino-Japanese relations that provides a running...
When it comes to base-hosting issues in Okinawa, there is a tendency of looking at stakeholders as binary groups—Okinawa versus the mainland,...