Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "North Korea"
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6.3KSecurityRefocusing the Debate on Japan’s Defense Reform
Major change is afoot in Ichigaya, the Tokyo neighborhood that contains the Japanese Ministry of Defense, in recent weeks; or at least...
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5.2KSecurityShooting Down DPRK Missile Tests Won’t Work
The do-something faction of the U.S. foreign policy commentariat has worked itself into a tizzy over the North Korean missile threat. Recent...
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5.2KSecurityWhat Does North Korea Want?
Missile and nuclear tests by North Korea are met with fury and disbelief in Japan and the US; but Kim Jong Un...
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4.7KPoliticsIs Trump Still a Safe Bet for Japan?
As Donald Trump's presidency signals a new paradigm for American politics, Japan faces tough questions about the future of its most important...
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6.1KSecurityNorth Korea: Decoupling the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Tension over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs recently took a startlingly intimate turn for residents of Japan’s northernmost prefectures, who were...
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5.3KSecurityIran, Trump, and Japan’s Security
If you live in Japan and turned on your TV around 6:00am last Tuesday morning, instead of the typical peppy morning news show,...