2023/03/27 |
Taiwan Tensions Fuel Anxiety on Japan’s Tiny Yonaguni Island
Yonaguni is the westernmost in a series of small Japanese islands, known as Yaeyama, that are gradually being transformed into a key line of defense as Japan embarks on its biggest military buildup since World War II.
2023/03/15 |
Japan and South Korea: A Logical but Uneasy Alignment
Is a compensation deal to right colonial-era wrongs part of a strategic shift towards rapprochement?
2023/03/06 |
A Japanese Resident’s Experience of Becoming a Naturalized Taiwanese Citizen
Kenzo Hirohashi, a writer who has been living in Taiwan for three decades, recently became a naturalized citizen. Why did he decide to become a Taiwanese citizen?
2023/03/06 |
The Sky Is No Longer the Limit: Australia and East Asia in Space
East Asia offers an example of the enduring power and role of government, in which the Government-Space business relationship is well positioned to ensure the industry’s growth is sustainable, not just driven by private interests.
2023/02/18 |
Would Another Anti-LGBT Gaffe Prompt Reform in Japan?
Japan is the only G7 nation without legislation prohibiting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
2023/02/18 |
Asia’s Coming Demographic Divergence
The growing symbiosis between South Korea and Vietnam is an excellent example of Asia’s demographic interconnectedness, as South Korea continues to locate its lower-cost manufacturing operations in other countries.
2023/02/10 |
Did China’s Balloon Violate International Law?
While balloons may no longer be valued for their war-fighting ability, they retain a unique capacity to undertake surveillance.
2023/01/11 |
Ukraine Crisis Doesn’t Herald a New Era for Refugee Rights in Japan
Japan’s focus on limiting the number of long-term sojourners severely limits the protection available to refugees, with an emphasis on controlling numbers seeming to dominate decision-making.
2022/12/23 |
Japan Steps Closer to Global Military Power
The loosening of arms exports controls and proposed increase of the national defense budget to 2% of GDP over time signal paradigmatic shifts in Japan’s security posture.
2022/12/19 |
Kishida’s Difficult Year
Support for Kishida’s government has plummeted to below 30%. Next year will be no easier with local elections scheduled in April and big issues on the table such as mounting security challenges, a declining birth rate, and overcoming obstacles to economic reform.
2022/12/16 |
China Trying To Fight Back US Ban on Its Chip Industry
On Thursday, the U.S. government broadened its crackdown on China’s chip industry by adding memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a Commerce Department trade blacklist.
2022/11/25 |
Japan Must Reform Its Inflexible Work Culture
The labor force is diversifying, not just demographically, but also in terms of people’s needs and preferences. It’s time for organizations to adapt to workers — and not the other way around.
2022/11/03 |
North Korea Fires Missile Near Japan
North Korea continued missile launches for a second day, including a potential ICMB that prompted evacuations in Japan. The West condemned Pyongyang’s unprecedented display of military firepower.
2022/10/14 |
China Probes Its Neighbors’ Defenses as Regional Tensions Rise
Beijing has territorial claims against Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan and is using “salami-slicing” military and economic tactics in its efforts to assume control of the strategically important areas.
2022/10/06 |
Okinawa’s Elections Expose Problems With Military Coexistence
Okinawa’s role in Japanese security was reinforced by China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait following U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
