Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan said the recent decision by the Self-Defense Forces to establish a joint operations command was a “historic development” that would be matched by greater ...

Japan says China’s military has posed serious challenges to its security, citing the first case of a Chinese military ...

The ruling LDP-led coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house, with exit polls projecting it had only won 46 ...

The report highlighted a sharp rise in Chinese warship activity in the Pacific, especially near Japan's southwestern region.

While previous U.S. administrations invested significant diplomatic and political capital in promoting cross-regional ...

Tokyo. The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on the verge of losing a majority in the smaller of Japan ...

This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, Japan's energy security is threatened by rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, where it sources over 95 per cent of its oil.

Listen to this article In 2025, Japan will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — two events that remain deeply ingrained in the nation’s collective memory ...