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Japan Warns US Alliance at Risk Over Taiwan
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has warned that Japan’s security alliance with the United States would effectively collapse if Tokyo failed to respond to...
Japan Court Sentences Abe Assassin to Life in Prison, Closing a Trial That Shook the Nation
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in July 2022 while delivering a campaign speech in Nara, an incident that stunned a country...
Japan’s Bond Rout Rings Alarm Bells as Opposition Urges Decisive Market Intervention
Japan’s government bond market long seen as one of the world’s most stable was jolted this week by a sharp selloff that reverberated across...
China Tightens the Screws on Rare Earths as Japan Ties Strain
Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fell 8% in December from November, following a diplomatic spat that rattled markets and raised fears...
Japan’s Tourism Boom Defies China Snub
Japan recorded its highest-ever December tourist arrivals, even as visitors from mainland China plunged by 45% after Beijing discouraged travel. The drop followed diplomatic...
Why the India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Should Be Strengthened
Since the Cold War era, the US has been the primary security contributor to its allies worldwide, including in East Asia. However, under the...
Japan and Philippines Deepen Security Ties as Indo-Pacific Fault Lines Harden
Japan and the Philippines have signed two new defence agreements, reinforcing security cooperation as regional tensions intensify across the Indo-Pacific. The pacts reflect a...
Strategic Lessons from Kennedy-Macmillan for Japan-South Korea Ties
Periods of structural instability tend to expose the difference between formal alliances and functional strategic partnerships. In the early 1960s, at the height of...
South Korea’s Lee Heads to Japan Summit as Seoul Balances China and Tokyo
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara on Tuesday, just a week after holding...
Japan Launches Deep-Sea Rare Earth Mission as China Tightens Supply Grip
Japan has begun a rare and technologically ambitious effort to secure its own supply of rare earth minerals, as concerns mount over China’s tightening...