Japan just teamed up with Germany against Trump. Prime Minister Abe hosted Chancellor Merkel earlier this week and committed to enhancing what he described as
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China, Germany and Japan at the Сentre of Davos 2019 Forum
The scheduled World Economic Forum, held at the end of January of this year in a Swiss town of Davos, was noteworthy in several ways.
Why is the US-Japan-Australia-India Format being Revived?
One clearly evident trend in the last year has been a revival of the QUAD Security Dialogue, consisting of four democratic nations: the USA, Japan,
Ground Zero Nagasaki: Living the Nuclear Past — and Future
Landing at Nagasaki Airport last November, I joined a line of Japanese men, women, and children waiting to disembark from our plane. Most were likely
Why is Japan so Bitter About Unstoppable Rise of China?
There used to be a pair of beautiful swings for children, not far from an old rural temple in Mie Prefecture, where I used to
In Preparation for Trump’s ‘America First’ Doctrine, Japan Unleashes $243bn Defense Spending Plan
Japan is set to abandon its pacifist past and begin a long and dangerous road to militarization and potential confrontation with its neighbors, according to
Japan Returns to Militarism
On December 11 Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported that “Japan plans to effectively upgrade its helicopter carriers to enable them to transport and launch fighter jets.” Concurrently
How the New Silk Roads Are Merging Into Greater Eurasia
The concept of Greater Eurasia has been discussed at the highest levels of Russian academia and policy-making for some time. This week the policy was
