Reinforcing encirclement of China and declaration of “Japan as a military imperialist country”. By Takai Hiroyuki What is the “postwar international order”? During his visit to the U.S. in April, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the following remarks in a speech to the U.S. Congress. “The U.S. shaped the international order in the postwar world through economic, diplomatic, military, and ...

By Mehmet Emre Öztürk The Japanese Ministry of Defense has published its Annual White Paper, a report formed by the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” strategy. The Japan-United States (US) alliance is widely covered in the white paper, in addition to subjects such as Chinese coast guard boats, the North Korean missile development program, earthquakes, space and cyber security. The Indo-Pacific ...