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Takaichi Victory Signals Closer Taiwan–Japan Ties
By Li Jingyao Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to win...
Tokyo Court Accepts Chen Guangcheng Defamation Lawsuit Against Wang Zhian
By Li Muzi Recently, Chen Guangcheng, a former Chinese human rights lawyer now living in the United...
Japan Signals Economic Decoupling from China with Payment Ban
Under Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese government’s stance toward mainland China...
Japan’s Takaichi Signals Tough Stance on Taiwan, Vows Alliance Support
By Yang Tianzi With just two weeks remaining before Japan’s House of Representatives election, Prime...
Japan’s Last Pandas Leave Tokyo, as ‘Panda Diplomacy’ Quietly Enters a Pause
On Jan. 27, a farewell at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo unfolded in a mix of tears and smiles. One day later, China...
Taiwan on the Chessboard: What Russia’s ‘Support for China’ Really Signals
By Liu Guangtao Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s blunt remark to Russia’s state news agency...
Seeking Direct Public Mandate, Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Calls Snap Election
News analysis On Jan. 19, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a decision that sent shockwaves...
US Hypersonic Weapons Spark Anxiety Over Xi Jinping’s Security on Chinese Social Media
A recent visit by senior U.S. defense officials to a military facility in Alabama has unexpectedly ignited...
CCP Aircraft Carrier Fujian Transits Taiwan Strait as Military Pressure Intensifies
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Chinese Communist Party’s aircraft carrier Fujian transited the Taiwan Strait...
Why Japan Shields Taiwan While China Aims Missiles at Taipei
Taiwan has shown goodwill to the world — it once saved Japan and also saved China. But the “returns”...
Japan Ends Its Cautious China Policy Under PM Takaichi
Analysis by Yuan Shan Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, wasted no time making her foreign-policy...
Japan Tightens Path to Citizenship as Chinese Nationalists Face Rising Scrutiny
Japan is preparing a major overhaul of its naturalization and residency rules—changes that could dramatically...