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JAPAN: Abe campaigns for pressures on Pyongyang
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of the main proponents of the cause of the Japanese...
JAPAN: JSDF despatch plans aborted
Japan seems increasingly likely to abandon plans to despatch the Japan Self-Defence Force (JSDF)...
JAPAN: JSDF faces mounting obstacles
Taku Yamaski, one of the most experienced security policy-makers in the ruling Liberal Democratic...
JAPAN: DPJ grouping issues security policy statement
A Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) internal grouping named the 'Liberal Club', consisting of...
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: Talks position appears precarious
Japanese negotiators have expressed considerable frustration with the outcome of the latest round...
JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA: Education dispute hurts relation
Despite protests from the South Korean government and discussions between Prime Minister Yasuo...
JAPAN: New Komeito forces JDSF reconsideration
New Komeito Party leader, Ota Akihito, on July 12 stated that his party was extremely cautious...
JAPAN: Defence report may strengthen military
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda today received a final report from the Council for the Restructuring...