Abstract Compared with the strained relationship during the Koizumi era, Japanese-Chinese relations today seem to prove that despite many bilateral problems, a solution can always…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract The rise of China provides a major challenge to the United States, the undisputed hegemon in the Asia-Pacific region since the second world war.…
Abstract In August 2009, the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP), which had been in power since 1955, lost the general elections to a recently-formed party, the Democratic…
Abstract This article first examines specific recent issues facing the two countries, namely the Senkaku Islands fishing boat incident and the relocation of the Futenma…
Abstract The US–Japan alliance serves as the cornerstone of US security strategy in East Asia. The Bush administration remains supportive of efforts by Japan to…
Abstract The EU calls itself a “soft power,” making “soft power” contributions to Asian security. That is undoubtedly what the EU is and does in…
Abstract Maritime security in East Asia is essential to the peace and prosperity of the world. Today, serious problems in this domain have arisen in…
Abstract We may expect regional response to the tension and conflict in Asia begun by China in 2009 gradually to transform the international order in…
Abstract Out of the deep spiritual vacuum from defeat in the Second World War, two fundamental rifts emerged in Japan. First, on the foreign policy…
Abstract The main objective of this paper is to answer the question why the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should play a central role…
Abstract This article examines the situations in the South China Sea (SCS) and East China Sea (ECS) and the reasons for recent political and strategic…
Abstract Nationalism and national self-assertion have been core values of the Chinese Communist Party throughout its history and also represent a key narrative of Chinese…
Abstract Pyongyang will likely achieve a credible nuclear-ICBM capability in the next few years. This development, though frightening and unwelcome, will not be a game-changer.…
Abstract This year Japan is hosting the Group-7 meeting on 26-27 May at Ise Shima.Successive Japanese governments have always considered holding the high profile meeting…
Abstract From the Russian viewpoint, its sagging economy due to steep fall in oil prices and the strain of sanctions makes Putin welcome expanded trade…
