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Is Japan Actually Breaking Free From the US-China Trap in 2026?
The conventional read of Japan's foreign policy in 2026 is that Tokyo is hedging: carefully managing relationships on multiple fronts in response to an...
China Conducts Patrols East of Taiwan After Japan and Philippines Launch Maritime Border Talks
China's Coast Guard said on Monday that it carried out law enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan in response to plans by Japan...
Japanese Yen Nears Critical Levels as Markets Test Tokyo’s Resolve
Japan’s currency is once again approaching levels that previously triggered direct government intervention, placing global investors and financial markets on alert. The Japanese yen...
In Takaichi’s Vietnam Visit, Economic Security Takes Centre Stage
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on her first official visit to Vietnam from 1st to 3rd May, since taking office in Japan last year....
Quad Pushes to Tackle Global Connectivity Choke Points Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions
Foreign ministers from the Quad nations Australia, India, Japan and the United States met on Tuesday with a renewed focus on strengthening supply chains,...
Are Japan and Southeast Asia Building a Third Option?
Over the past month, Japan formally joined the United States–Philippines Balikatan military exercises. Under the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) previously signed between Tokyo and...
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions on Japan Revive Fears of Economic Coercion and Supply Chain Warfare
China has effectively halted exports of several critical heavy rare earth minerals and gallium to Japan for months, reviving memories of a similar confrontation...
The Interwar Trap Returns: What 1919-1939 Europe Teaches the U.S., Japan, and South Korea Today
In contemporary debates on the Indo-Pacific, decision-makers sometimes invoke the lessons of the 1930s—mostly as a warning against “appeasement.” However, such a frame is...
Japan Secures Oil Tanker Passage Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Regional Crisis
A Japan linked oil tanker managed by Eneos successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions linked to the United States...
Japan Turns to the United States and the Bank of Japan to Defend the Yen Against Market Pressure
Japan is intensifying efforts to stabilise the weakening yen by combining aggressive currency intervention with stronger signals from the Bank of Japan and diplomatic...