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A Chinese H-6 nuclear-capable strategic bomber flies from the East China Sea over the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific in December.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 7, 2026
How should Japan respond to China’s nuclear threat?
The U.S. Department of Defense assesses that China could possess more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
Taiwanese Artist Wang Wen-chih speaks during an interview in Chiayi, Taiwan, on March 3.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 5, 2026
Taiwan artist hopes for more cultural exchanges with Japan
A participant in the 2025 Setouchi Triennale, Taiwanese artists Wang Wen-chih believes that art has the power to remove barriers between strangers.
The main lantern attracts visitors to the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Chiayi on March 3.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 5, 2026
Lantern festival host city showcases Taiwan-Japan history and culture
Taiwan has preserved many colonial-era buildings, breathing new life into them, backed by the recent “retro” trend among young people.
Newly elected opposition Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun delivers a speech during the party's national congress in Taipei in November.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader to make ‘peace’ visit to China, first in 10 years
Kuomintang chief Cheng Li-wun said she wants to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping to build cross-strait “peace.”
A woman walks on a beach against the backdrop of Japan Coast Guard ships docked at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2026
First field evacuation drill planned for remote Okinawan islands
The January drill will include both tabletop exercises and field training, according to a government report.
The Trump administration is pursuing a “third way” nuclear strategy combining Western Hemisphere primacy and multilayered deterrence, with frontline allies, particularly Japan, expected to strengthen their own deterrence mechanisms.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 2, 2026
Redesigning U.S.-Japan security in a ‘two-peer’ nuclear era
Frontline U.S. allies like Japan must strengthen their own denial capabilities and institutionalize trigger mechanisms for extended deterrence and ensure rapid decision-making.
Cheng Li-wun, the chairwoman of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, attends an event in Taipei on March 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2026
World doesn’t need crisis over Taiwan, opposition leader says before China trip
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang, said that she is seeking reconciliation, ahead of a six-day trip to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya speaks to reporters on Monday at the Diet building.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2026
China’s sanctions against Japan lawmaker over Taiwan ties slammed
The Japanese government has urged China to lift the sanctions against Keiji Furuya, which include a ban on his entry into China.
Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (left) and city of Kumamoto Mayor Kazufumi Onishi (second from left) speak to reporters after viewing upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship missile systems (seen in the background), which have a range of about 1,000 kilometers, at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Kengun in the city of Kumamoto on March 17.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2026
Japan’s ‘counterstrike capability’ takes shape with missile deployments
Japan on Tuesday for the first time deployed its homegrown longer-range missiles and new hyper velocity gliding projectiles to two military bases in the country.
Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya (right) meets with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei earlier this month.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2026
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips
The LDP’s Keiji Furuya is banned from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau amid Beijing and Tokyo’s monthslong diplomatic row.
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang, attends a news conference at the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club in Taipei on March 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 30, 2026
Head of Taiwan’s main opposition KMT accepts Xi invite to visit China
Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun is set to visit the country from April 7 to 12, part of a bid to “advance the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.”
A satellite image shows obsolete Chinese J-6 fighters that have been converted into attack drones, lined up next to the runway at Longtian airbase in China's Fujian Province on March 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2026
China stations jets-turned-drones at bases near Taiwan Strait, report says
These jets-turned-drones would fly into targets in the opening phase of an ‌assault on ‌Taiwan, according to a former U.S. naval intelligence officer.
Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo visits the United States pavilion during the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on Sept.18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2026
Taiwan says next U.S. arms purchase is on track after guarantee
The development comes as as the U.S. and Chinese leaders prepare to ‌meet in ‌May.
Taiwanese sailors prepare the ROCS Chang Chien ahead of National Day celebrations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in October 2021. Japan’s growing military and technological support is also a boost to the island's security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2026
What the war in Iran means for Japan and Indo-Pacific security
Japan’s technological and industrial strategy is becoming a cornerstone of Taiwan’s security environment.
Japan’s response to Chinese economic coercion shows other democracies that resilience requires diversifying supply chains, strengthening domestic capabilities and aligning economic policy with national security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 25, 2026
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China
Trade policy and national security are no longer mutually exclusive. We live in an age where they are increasingly interconnected.
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in waters during a military display in the South China Sea in April 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.
Beijing has been monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans.
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island, Taiwan, as the Chinese city of Xiamen is visible in the background in October.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2026
Trump is showing Beijing how to seize Taiwan
Great powers study each other closely, observing the strategies used, the resistance met, and the outcomes realized.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departs from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday ahead of her summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2026
Japan rejects U.S. report calling PM’s remarks over Taiwan ‘a significant shift’
The U.S. spy community’s assessment of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Japan’s military intervention in a crisis over the island was at odds with Tokyo’s view.
A standard pick-up truck is mounted with a launching system for eight Cobra-3120 loitering munitions.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2026
Battlefield demand turning Taiwan into drone manufacturing hub
Taiwan’s domestic drone industry is evolving from a largely experimental sector into a burgeoning supplier of the technology — even delivering systems to war-torn Ukraine.
Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo (left) inspects reservists during a training session in Yilan, Taiwan, in December. Koo has said that Taiwan's government is coordinating closely with the U.S. regarding a planned arms purchase as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to delay a long-anticipated China trip.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2026
Sale of second U.S. arms package believed to be on schedule, says Taiwan
Allies and partners have been watching with concern how the shifting of U.S. forces to the Middle East could impact U.S. readiness to deal with incidents in East Asia.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
Micron Technology’s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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