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US and Japan Conduct Joint Show of Force Amid China-Russia Military Drills
U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighter jets in a show of force following Chinese...
US Backs Japan in Radar Dispute with China
The United States has for the first time criticized China for targeting Japanese military aircraft with radars during a training exercise near Okinawa last...
China Accuses Japan of Military Threat in Escalating Regional Tensions
Tensions between China and Japan escalated after Tokyo accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft during Chinese carrier-based flight...
China Conducts Carrier Drills Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier carried out around 100 take-offs and landings near Japan’s southwest islands over the weekend, sparking a diplomatic clash between the...
Taiwan and Japan Express Concern as China Launches Largest Naval Deployment Yet
Taiwan and Japan have raised alarms over China’s unprecedented maritime activity across East Asian waters, following reports that Beijing deployed over 100 naval and...
Australia Moves to Deepen Defence Ties with Japan Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan on Saturday for talks with his counterpart Koizumi Shinjiro, with both sides eager to accelerate...
Japan’s Takaichi Walks Fiscal Tightrope as Markets Test Her Stimulus Agenda
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is caught in a tense showdown with financial markets as Japan’s long-term borrowing costs spike to their highest level since...
BOJ Wins First Showdown with Takaichi- What Comes Next Is Less Certain
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda has successfully navigated his first major political hurdle under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Historically a supporter of...
500 Thousand Tickets Lost! What Strategy Lies Behind China’s Travel Ban to Japan?
In response to a controversial statement made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, more than 500,000 airline tickets purchased by Chinese citizens for travel...
Japan Considers Restarting World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Amid Energy Crunch
A regional assembly in Niigata Prefecture is set to vote by December 22 on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the...