List of Japan articles
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A Vietnam Coast Guard ship (background) uses its water cannon as it simulates the extinguishing of a fire on a Philippine Coast Guard boat during a joint maritime exercise off Bataan, Philippines, in the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 9, 2024. Asia Isn’t as Peaceful as It Seems
Trouble is brewing as norms against war dissolve.
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A sailor raises the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ensign on board the JS Ise, a Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, as it docks at the international port in Manila, Philippines, on June 21, 2025. Japan and China Are Edging Dangerously Close to Conflict
Beijing is ready to take risks as Tokyo backs Taiwan.
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Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2024 The Quad Is on the Brink of Extinction
It is hard to imagine the grouping enduring another two and a half years of Trump.
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A Ukrainian soldier from the Taifun unmanned aerial vehicle unit prepares a new strike drone for flight in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on April 7. How Ukraine Benefited From Trump’s Iran War
Countries are lining up for military deals with Kyiv.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Japan Should Help Sink China’s Invasion Fleet
Sanae Takaichi committing to Taiwan’s defense would help keep the peace.
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Ryo Yoshizawa in a still from Kokuho. A Blockbuster Captures Japan’s Identity Crisis
“Kokuho” offers an artful meditation on a country in flux.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi greets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 31. What Takaichi’s Triumph and Starmer’s Slump Say About Global Democracy
From Britain to Japan, “keep calm and carry on” is getting buried.
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Then-National Tsinghua University sociology professor Chen Ming-chi speaks to journalists in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 14, 2024. How Taiwan Sees the World
The island’s deputy foreign minister on Trump, defense, and why he thinks countries shouldn’t trust China.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8. Can Sanae Takaichi Make Japan Great Again?
Despite a landslide victory, questions remain over the prime minister’s popularity and her fiscal plans.
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An illustration shows Donald Trump with his back toward a map of the land masses of Taiwan and Japan with the shape of China to his left. Washington’s Silence in Asia Is a Gift to Beijing
The Trump administration has done little as China threatens U.S. allies.
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In this black-and-white photo, a group of men lean over a twisted metal object protruding from the ground in a desert landscape. Most of the men wear military uniforms or suits and ties. How the Bombing of Hiroshima Was Covered Up
A new documentary details the complicity of the fourth estate with the U.S. government.
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Takaichi smiles wide at something off camera. She wears a silver suit jacket. Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.
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Putin, Modi, and Xi at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit What the 2025 National Security Strategy Means for Asia
The MAGA revolution in U.S. foreign policy brings good news and bad.
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Takaichi sits at a desk with a microphone behind a placard that says "Japan." She wears a white business jacket and is holding a plastic folder. Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Already Facing Her First Crisis
Sanae Takaichi may be relishing confrontation with China.
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A screen fixed to a wall shows a video of a mushroom cloud. A soldier in a formal dress uniform stands beside the screen with his hands clasped behind his back as he leans against the wall. The Inevitable Logic of a Japanese Nuclear Weapon
Rapid geopolitical change requires an urgent debate in Japan.
