U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
Taiwan Names Japan’s Ex-Defense Chief as Cabinet Consultant
Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the archipelago’s ...
Yonaguni is a serene Japanese island featured in a Bad Bunny song — and at the front of a US-China war. See photos.
Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...
Beijing protests over former Japanese military chief’s Taiwan adviser role
Beijing has protested to Tokyo over the appointment of a former Japanese military chief as an adviser to the Taiwanese ...
China lodges protests with Japan over Taiwan authorities’ appointment of former Japan Self-Defense Forces chief as advisor: Chinese FM
When asked to comment on reports that Taiwan authorities appointed a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces as an advisor, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said ...
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Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
FM refutes Japan's claim of the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement does not have legal binding force
When asked to comment on a recent claim by the Japanese government that the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement does not have ...
Tough G7 statement drops 'one China' reference from Taiwan language
G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan and omitting some conciliatory ...
Why Japan’s missile upgrade near China may not strain relations with Beijing
Tokyo's reported plans to upgrade counterstrike missiles on strategic Kyushu by next year are not expected to derail ...
Taiwan has been important to the U.S. Here’s why
U.S. support for Taiwan has ebbed and flowed throughout the decades. Here's what's at stake as Trump rewrites the rules of ...
US Ally Mulls Missiles on China's Doorstep
Japan is enhancing its standoff defense capabilities to eliminate any enemy forces at a distance and at an early stage.
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Taiwan names Japan’s ex-SDF chief as Cabinet consultant
Shigeru Iwasaki, the chief of staff of the Self-Defense Forces from 2012 through 2014, was named a consultant to Taiwan’s ...