Japan is doing well but isn’t ‘there’ yet
US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel’s recent Washington Post article, “What no expert saw coming: the rise of Japan,” lauds the country’s progress...
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Predictions 2024: In need of divine intervention and extra resolve
"Good Lord, get us through this…just this once…and I swear we'll be good. " I like history and reading about...
Japan sends Patriot missiles instead of a golf club
Japan recently announced that it will transfer some number – reportedly "dozens"– of license-built Patriot missiles to the United States. This is to...
The CV-22 Osprey and other military aircraft accidents: Looking to Tokyo for a better response
A United States Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed off southern Japan on November 29. All 8 airmen aboard died....
Kishida visits the Philippines with Japan’s defense in mind
Japanese officers have been saying for years, "Taiwan's defense is Japan's defense." They'd also tell you, "The Philippines' defense is Japan's...
Watching in Asia: Trouble everywhere for the United States
A foreign reporter (back when the expression meant something) once gave me some good advice: "Look where everyone else isn't...
Escalation in the Senkaku Islands? It’s China’s choice
It has been nearly 15 years since the Chinese started moving in on Japan's Senkaku Islands. Chinese pressure is indeed troublesome, but for...
Air Force moving Reaper squadron in Japan south to Okinawa
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan –...
US, allies to rehearse airborne raid and train with tanks in Indonesia
Editor’s Note: This article by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. American, Indonesian and British paratroopers...
Why the CCP is losing its political warfare against Japan
For the past two months the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has instituted a political warfare campaign condemning the government...
Japan flexes military muscles in Australia
Editor's Note: This piece also appeared in Asia Times The Talisman Saber 2023 exercise has finished in Australia. The exercise included 13...
South Korea and Japan – Getting along better but there’s a need to pay attention
Officials from America, South Korea and Japan met in Nagano, Japan in mid-July to discuss a response to North Korea's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. This is...
Great Power: The cost and value of the Compacts of Free Association
How does a Great Power get itself defeated? Sometimes it does too much – as in America's 20-year effort to...
Army watercraft company with 13 ships will be based in Japan, Pacific commander says
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. CAMP ZAMA, Japan — A...
Okinawa is still strategically important
Editor's Note: This article also appeared in Asia Times. Okinawa isn't in the news nearly as much as it was some...
Japan’s national defense: What you need to know
Someone asked me a few questions about Japan's national defense the other day. As expected, I gave my take on each...