- December 30th, 2025
Japan on Sunday (Dec 7) accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft in two separate incidents near the Okinawa island chain—an action Tokyo described as exceptionally hazardous and indicative of escalating military friction between the...
Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new 100-kilowatt-class high-energy laser system installed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) test vessel Asuka. The laser, developed by the Acquisition, Technology...
A fresh maritime confrontation between China and Japan has reignited tensions in the East China Sea after both countries offered sharply conflicting accounts of an encounter near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. On Tuesday, China’s Coast Guard (CCG) said that a...
As tensions between Beijing and Tokyo reach their highest level in more than a decade, China’s Ministry of National Defense has sharply rejected claims that the United States and Japan could sink its newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier,...
The Philippines is accelerating efforts to secure five additional TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan as Manila races to strengthen its maritime domain awareness amid a sharp rise in tensions with China in the volatile South China Sea. The initiative...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued the most explicit warning yet from any Japanese leader regarding a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan, declaring that such an attack would directly threaten Japan’s national survival and could trigger Tokyo’s right to...
China issued a sharp rebuke on Monday against Japan’s accelerating plans to station advanced missile systems on Yonaguni Island, a small and remote outpost just 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, intensifying one of the region’s most volatile security...
China sharply escalated its criticism of Japan on Sunday (Nov 23), with Foreign Minister Wang Yi describing it as “shocking” for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to openly send what he called a dangerous and “wrong signal” regarding Taiwan. The...
The Takaichi cabinet approved a record-breaking stimulus package totaling 42.8 trillion yen (US$273.77 billion) on Friday, marking the largest fiscal expansion in Japan since the Covid-19 pandemic. The package, which includes a 17.7 trillion yen ($113.21 billion) supplemental budget, is...
When Beijing issued a travel warning urging Chinese citizens to avoid Japan following a diplomatic flare-up over Taiwan, many in Tokyo’s tourism and retail sectors feared the worst. After all, Chinese tourists are the backbone of Japan’s hospitality economy, known...
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