We, the Japanese people, are already being severely held accountable for our complicity in allowing the existence and full operation of U.S. military bases—the launch pads for this war that continues to slaughter countless Iranian people. By Ayumu Oyama, Shiso-Undo, April On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran, killing numerous members of the regime’s ...
The impressions that Washington’s commitments are premised on trade advantage or political alignment undermine the credibility of so-called “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy. By Mehmer Enes Beşer The U.S.–Japan relationship has been framed for decades as the keystone of stability in East Asia, a union of American military clout and Japanese economic clout. For years, this two-nation coalition has operated ...