International News and Japanese art
Taiwan, China and the Dangerous Geometry of Deterrence: Statecraft Is Needed Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Taiwan Strait is entering an increasingly consequential…
Pakistan Military Strikes in Afghanistan reach nearly 500 Civilian Deaths Noriko Watanabe, Murad Makhmudov, and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times China and several influential regional and global powers continue to…
Pakistan and Balochistan Tensions (Geopolitics) Murad Makhmudov, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The administration of President Donald Trump designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its…
Afghanistan and Pakistan Crisis (Mistrust Remains) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times China, under Xi Jinping, is intensifying its diplomatic drive to forge a pathway…
China and Japan Tensions: Beijing Export Controls on Japanese Companies Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tensions between China and Japan have intensified since Prime…
China and South Korea: Strengthened Ties Michiyo Tanabe, Chika Mori, and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea signaled a desire to open a “new…
Peace Through Strength: Taiwan’s Dual Strategy for China Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan announced a special $40 billion defense…
Religious Persecution in Pakistan is Never Ending Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United Nations (UN) continues to express alarm over the enduring persecution…
Chittagong Hill Tracts and West Papua (Indigenous Marginalized and Islamization) Noriko Watanabe, Michiyo Tanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The non-Muslim indigenous peoples of West Papua (Indonesia) and…
Myanmar Conflict Needs a Way Out (National Salvation Government) Michiyo Tanabe, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Myanmar needs a National Salvation government — even if militants…