Chinese military

China’s Sweeping Dual-Use Export Ban Strikes at Heart of Japan’s Defense Industry Across Land, Sea, Air and Space

China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Cabinet 2.0 Sets Course for Multi-Year Budgeting, Debt-Tolerant Growth Strategy and Sweeping Fiscal Governance Reform

Japan’s newly reaffirmed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a major press conference on Wednesday, February 18, outlining her government’s priorities for what she called the “Takaichi Cabinet 2.0.” At the center of her remarks was a firm commitment to what...
Manzanar concentration camp

Boarded Trains, Barbed Wire, and Ironwood Sculptures: Japanese American Resilience During World War II

On February 19, 1942, with the stroke of a pen, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. In a single act, the lives of more than a hundred thousand people of Japanese ancestry were upended. Among them were Izumi...
Japan-US

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
Japan

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
Japan, China

Why China’s Property Crash and Deflation Pressures Are Stirring Memories of Japan’s Economic Collapse

Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai and the global dominance of China’s electric vehicle supply chains, a deeper unease is spreading across the world’s second-largest economy. Economists and policymakers alike are increasingly gripped by a sense of déjà vu —...
Japan Military

Takaichi’s “Make Japan Strong Again” Strategy Ties Military Revival to Rising Tensions with China Over Taiwan

Japan’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation following a historic landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s parliamentary elections. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the...
China- Japan

China Slams Japan’s Post-War Policies, Accuses Tokyo Of Honoring War Criminals While Threatening Taiwan Intervention

China and Japan traded sharp words over Taiwan and wartime history this week, exposing once again the deep mistrust that continues to shape relations between Asia’s two largest economies. Tokyo lodged what it described as a “stern demarche” with Beijing...
Italian aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551)

China, India, and Japan Lead Way; Indonesia Joins Asia’s Aircraft Carrier Operators With Acquisition of ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi

As maritime competition intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, aircraft carriers remain among the most visible and potent symbols of national power. Capable of projecting air power far beyond a country’s coastline, these massive vessels serve as floating airbases, command hubs, and...
Chinese Fishing Vessel

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel After Alleged Attempt to Flee Inspection in Nagasaki Waters, Raising Fresh Tensions with Beijing

Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing vessel that allegedly attempted to flee when ordered to stop for inspection in waters off southwestern Japan, a move that risks adding further strain to already tense relations between Tokyo and Beijing. According...
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